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From harmless decoys to deadly toys

Alexiei Dingli

From harmless decoys to deadly toys, the art of deception continues to shape the outcomes of conflicts worldwide

The world is not on holiday | Carmelo Abela

We Maltese cannot be short sighted and argue that what happens elsewhere does not affect us or is not of interest to us. Those who think in such a way are naive and do not...

The ‘choice of evils’ argument doesn’t work

Raphael Vassallo

Inherent in Obama’s speech is exactly the sort of political tribalism we...

Inherent in Obama’s speech is exactly the sort of...

Saviour Balzan

So this week, we had a little bang at the Malta Freeport Corporation...

So this week, we had a little bang at the Malta Freeport...

Josanne Cassar

Despite the fact that there are times when I feel very disillusioned with politics and politicians in general, a great speaker still has the ability to lift my...

Despite the fact that there are times when I feel very...

Carmel Vassallo

We should look towards societies with populations whose cultural and other characteristics are more akin to ours to make up for our demographic deficit

We should look towards societies with populations whose...

Shock and horror on Freeport expansion: more PN greenwash

Ralph Cassar

Simon Busuttil’s third-time-lucky ODZ policy would mean that he would get...

Simon Busuttil’s third-time-lucky ODZ policy would...

The economy is booming, now what about our quality of life?

Josanne Cassar

Malta’s development frenzy has come at a high cost. What good is a...

Malta’s development frenzy has come at a high cost....

Muscat disagrees with Corbyn? Gee, what a surprise…

Raphael Vassallo

One is a genuine Socialist, and the other isn’t ...

Kevin Aquilina

The relationship between the Whip and MPs is based on party loyalty

The relationship between the Whip and MPs is based on party...

A homeless man sleeping on Liberace’s star

Evarist Bartolo

A sustainable mix of the different forms of development has to be achieved...

A sustainable mix of the different forms of...

Michael Falzon

Erdogan’s savage reaction to the attempted coup led some to believe that the coup was a fake, a staged affair

Erdogan’s savage reaction to the attempted coup led...

Raphael Vassallo

There has to be bilateral disarmament of paparazzi journalism

There has to be bilateral disarmament of paparazzi...

Josanne Cassar

When it comes to passing written exams or even when it comes to writing properly in English, we are obviously floundering

When it comes to passing written exams or even when it...

Saviour Balzan

L-Orizzont is most of the time not interested in debate but in unadulterated propaganda, spin and drivel. Just like In-Nazzjon ...

L-Orizzont is most of the time not interested in debate but...

Can Muscat speak of elitism when he is building his own establishment?

James Debono

Joseph Muscat cannot play the establishment card against the Opposition without throwing a spotlight on the influence of Maltese fat cats in political...

Joseph Muscat cannot play the establishment card against...

Pokémon GO, harmless fun or disconnecting us from reality?

Josanne Cassar

Is Pokémon GO like religion? Uplifting and comforting for some, or...

Is Pokémon GO like religion? Uplifting and...

Raphael Vassallo

What was clearly intended as a maxim to illustrate the unpredictability of life, actually illustrates the clean opposite

What was clearly intended as a maxim to illustrate the...

Daniel Fiott

Malta has a vested interest in keeping security and defence firmly on the EU’s agenda

Malta has a vested interest in keeping security and defence...

Mark Camilleri

We should keep up the pressure on Labour to keep delivering in the field of freedom of speech. We should allow journalists and writers even more freedoms

We should keep up the pressure on Labour to keep delivering...