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Prying into public-private lives

Mark Said

The democratic function of the press falters when trivial details about the lives of politicians consume all the resources of our finite attention economy

Paceville bouncers were supposed to have been ‘regulated’. What happened?

Raphael Vassallo

Clearly, there has been an intensification of the street-crime associated with Paceville, over the years: both in terms of numbers, and also the severity of the violence itself

Raphael Vassallo

If a hypothetical researcher were to publish a PhD thesis on Ebejer’s work, and impugn the author with some improbable and patently fabricated vice...

If a hypothetical researcher were to publish a PhD thesis...

There is a time for prayer, and a time for prudence

Josanne Cassar

Seeing a large manifestation of men gathered together, even though they were...

Seeing a large manifestation of men gathered together, even...

Saviour Balzan

In these dangerous times we should not scapegoat innocent Muslims

Carmen Sammut

Since when has prayer become dangerous? The danger lies in fanaticism, the...

Since when has prayer become dangerous? The danger lies in...

Ralph Cassar

Għarb Local Council is going bananas. If the Nationalist Party, whose principles most of the Għarb councillors subscribe to should pull their ears for making...

Għarb Local Council is going bananas. If the Nationalist...

Drug policies are more dangerous than drugs

Raphael Vassallo

So not only has our national anti-drug effort failed to contain (still less...

So not only has our national anti-drug effort failed to...

Evarist Bartolo

The growing disconnect between the education we continue to serve and the learning our 21st century students demand cannot be ignored

The growing disconnect between the education we continue to...

Leo Brincat

Alastair Campbell's bestseller ‘Winners: And how they succeed’ and what he has to say about success in the modern world

Alastair Campbell's bestseller ‘Winners: And how...

Michael Falzon

The many Nationalists and Labourites who live in a time warp are more comfortable with the political enemy of old than with the current one

The many Nationalists and Labourites who live in a time...

Raphael Vassallo

Tthe culture of online deceit has taken root. It is a culture whereby ‘facts’ are not even considered important any more… still less...

Tthe culture of online deceit has taken root. It is a...

Why is Muscat preaching to the converted?

Josanne Cassar

What Muscat is failing to see is that those who were not impressed with that...

What Muscat is failing to see is that those who were not...

Saviour Balzan

I just think that a message needs to be direct, and most people wish to be addressed in a formal and direct manner with a very clear message

I just think that a message needs to be direct, and most...

Angelo Chetcuti

In the world of sport since July we’ve had a rollercoaster of arrests, suspensions, extraditions and so many other events that should not even be...

In the world of sport since July we’ve had a...

Karl Schembri

Karl Schembri, regional media advisor in the Middle East with the Norwegian...

Karl Schembri, regional media advisor in the Middle East...

Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan's videoblog: A look back at 2015

Evarist Bartolo

Pope Francis an educator and he firmly believes that “developing education is a job that must be done by everybody for everybody”.

Pope Francis an educator and he firmly believes that...

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and his empire of fear

Frank Psaila

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi – his official name is ‘Caliph...

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi – his official name...

Michael Falzon

In the current Maltese situation, there are too many instances of bad governance that will definitely impinge on how the electorate will rate the Joseph Muscat...

In the current Maltese situation, there are too many...