The arrogance of dilettantism
Michael Falzon
In the Corradino case, the quacks left their signature all over the rubble that crushed and killed Jean Paul Sofia. People registered as ‘carpenters’ suddenly became...
Why ‘Mr Mojo-Jojo’ is the superhero this country really needs, right now
Raphael Vassallo
All the ongoing overdevelopment, in this country right now, can be defined as being somehow ‘tourism-related’, in one way or another
A 'sorry' identity?

By Charles Xuereb

By Charles Xuereb

Young people call for involvement in decision making
Evarist Bartolo

Late last month, 76 students from 38 schools in Malta and Gozo were the focus...

Late last month, 76 students from 38 schools in Malta and...

Baked potatoes with butter? Better buy an oven first
Raphael Vassallo

Maltese law  affords people with virtually unlimited opportunities to...

Maltese law  affords people with virtually unlimited...

Twisted logic on integration
James Debono

It-Torca is right in putting immigrants on the same league as underprivileged Maltese minorities. But it is bloody wrong when it puts trappers in the same...

It-Torca is right in putting immigrants on the same league...

[LISTEN] A new camp rises for the displaced in the wilderness
Karl Schembri

No child should ever feel their parents’ shame. And I wonder how many...

No child should ever feel their parents’ shame. And I...

These Europeans are crazy...
Raphael Vassallo

Of course, the entire European Union can instantly see that which seems to be the invisible to Leo Brincat and nearly all the rest of the Maltese population:...

Of course, the entire European Union can instantly see that...

When supply is free, demand is infinite
Michael Falzon

The truth is that, over time, the state has been financing the housing of more people who do not deserve it than of those who do, because of their dire...

The truth is that, over time, the state has been financing...

The fourth estate and all that rubbish
Saviour Balzan

The robustness of the fourth estate very much depends on the political class, many of whom consider the media as a threat to their very existence

The robustness of the fourth estate very much depends on...

Think first, type later
Josanne Cassar

Keep Joe Grima away from a keyboard and yes, please, remove him from his position as ‘special envoy to the World Tourism Organisation’ (whatever...

Keep Joe Grima away from a keyboard and yes, please, remove...

Hot butter, hot bother
Wayne Flask

Threatening a Facebook page with legal action because they poked fun at you? Sorry Sandro Micallef: your now-famous expression about knives sinking into hot...

Threatening a Facebook page with legal action because they...

Better late than never... sort of
Raphael Vassallo

Under the present legal regime, a doctor who prescribes marijuana to a patient can conceivably be charged with ‘sharing’ a drug which is also...

Under the present legal regime, a doctor who prescribes...

Time to back off?
John Baldacchino

I am very pleased that Dr Simon Busuttil decided to pull out of what he aptly calls the party leaders’ “Sunday sermons”. I do hope that the...

I am very pleased that Dr Simon Busuttil decided to pull...

A selfie for the PN
Evarist Bartolo

Simon Busuttil is still surrounded by the some of the same old faces with the same old problems.

Simon Busuttil is still surrounded by the some of the same...

In defence of the Constitution's supremacy
Kevin Aquilina

I can never agree that the Commission for the Administration of Justice...

I can never agree that the Commission for the...

What happened to that judicial reform?
Raphael Vassallo

How many more gross miscarriages of justice must this country see, before we finally realise that the entire system needs to be overhauled from scratch?

How many more gross miscarriages of justice must this...

Integration removes the barrier
Farah Abdi

Cultural orientation and language classes go a long way in making migrants less of strangers

Cultural orientation and language classes go a long way in...

Just how deprived are we of grey matter?
Saviour Balzan

The worst offence Muscat could commit, would be to genuflect to the hunters and insist that the referendum on spring hunting is held as a stand alone and not...

The worst offence Muscat could commit, would be to...

When the price is right
Josanne Cassar

After all those years that Sant spent railing and protesting against Bondiplus, deflating the whole thing turned out to be quite easy huh?

After all those years that Sant spent railing and...