‘Malta first and foremost’, my foot...
Raphael Vassallo
The immediate difference this underscores is that both Eddie and Mintoff had a remarkable ‘gift of the gab’: i.e., an innate ability to eloquently communicate complex...
Malta is an animal farm
Michael Falzon
Owning and breeding dangerous cats has become a hallmark of those who think they belong to a class that makes them a cut above everybody else
In praise of WikiLeaks
James Debono

WikiLeaks is not a gatekeeping media organisation, the kind of which we are so familiar in Malta.

WikiLeaks is not a gatekeeping media organisation, the...

They’re not tigers, you know
Raphael Vassallo

You can tell something’s seriously wrong with your media landscape when a small army of commentators makes it a point to devalue Dwejra in order to...

You can tell something’s seriously wrong with your...

Xarabankesque
David Friggieri

Behind its charitable pleas and cuddly smiles, Xarabank has become an enormously powerful machine.

Behind its charitable pleas and cuddly smiles, Xarabank...

Of saints and sacred cows
James Debono

Why should all state schools  be named for Catholic saints?  And why shouldn’t graduates pay back some of the money invested in their...

Why should all state schools  be named for Catholic...

Not so independent journalism
Michael Briguglio

In the past weeks I directly experienced instances of journalism which was very disappointing to say the least.

In the past weeks I directly experienced instances of...

A fool's paradise on the eve of a Greek tragedy?
James Debono

Nostalgia for the good old times of Eddie Fenech Adami when taxes were...

Nostalgia for the good old times of Eddie Fenech Adami...

It's the economy, stupid!
Caroline Muscat

With an Environment Director at the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) like Martin Seychell, the country's economy is in good hands. The...

With an Environment Director at the Malta Environment and...

Abuse of a dominant position
David Friggieri

Here’s an exercise for those of you who have an inkling of competition law, in particular the rules governing abuse of a dominant position.

Here’s an exercise for those of you who have an...

Protection, conception and deception: the sex education debate
Carmen Sammut

Church exponents need to become more media savvy as they face a media system...

Church exponents need to become more media savvy as they...

Human rights and friendship treaties
James Debono

Will Malta seek similar guarantees on its Libya friendship treaty, after Italian MPs called on Tripoli to sign the Geneva convention and to re-open the UNHCR...

Will Malta seek similar guarantees on its Libya...

Losing my religion
Caroline Muscat

If the media is to carry such statements as the one by Mgr Grech, then there is an obligation to inform the public of the danger implicit in such statements.

If the media is to carry such statements as the one by...

Joseph Muscat's 10 commandments
James Debono

Muscat’s 10 proposals from a Labour government are a perfect example of marshmallow politics: flexible, vague and short of radical ideas and fiscal...

Muscat’s 10 proposals from a Labour government are...

We're being run by lobotomised 'yes-men'
Saviour Balzan

And if you think a €42 million story is insignificant and has no bearing on the economy or on this petty story about Tonio Fenech… yes, probably...

And if you think a €42 million story is...

Spring hunting: not in my name
Caroline Muscat

In a country where civil rights often seem to be a foreign concept, it’s interesting to hear that Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has chosen to defend...

In a country where civil rights often seem to be a...

Divorce, abortion and all that crap
Raphael Vassallo

If the basic arguments in favour of divorce and abortion are so similar – and the profile of the pro-divorce/pro-choice person so analogous –...

If the basic arguments in favour of divorce and abortion...

A fetish for zygotes
James Debono

The ultimate folly is that some conservatives use the pro-life argument to stop people from having children, and to keep others plugged to machines.

The ultimate folly is that some conservatives use the...

Boring… boring… water gone!
Michael Briguglio

Last Monday’s storm should serve as an eye-opener for one of the driest countries in the world. So should Malta’s blessing of BP’s oil...

Last Monday’s storm should serve as an eye-opener...

Is Malta a secular state?
David Friggieri

What we have in Malta is a political class in deep crisis: paralyzed, fearful and increasingly incoherent.

What we have in Malta is a political class in deep...