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Whatever the outcome of this election: Europe will swing to the right

Raphael Vassallo

Europe will either swing, wholesale, all the way to the Extreme Right; or, at best, it will swing to a point on the political compass that is not quite as ‘extreme’;...

With malice, aforethought

Michael Falzon

I do not pretend to be superior to others and I understand why and how emotions run high, making it impossible for some to distinguish right from wrong

Michael Falzon

But am I the only one worried with the fact that there are people who believe that the press can be asked to spin stories – for a price, of course?

But am I the only one worried with the fact that there are...

It was always about ‘getting rid of Trump’, never about electing Biden...

Raphael Vassallo

How else can such a hopelessly flawed system possibly be expected to end… but in a state of self-perpetuating mediocrity?

How else can such a hopelessly flawed system possibly be...

Why the end of the Trump Presidency is significant for everyone

Josanne Cassar

The way Trump handled the prospect that he was losing was a new low, even for...

The way Trump handled the prospect that he was losing was a...

Sauce for the goose, sauce for the gander

Saviour Balzan

We need to get serious. If Muscat has made such an allegation, it is something...

We need to get serious. If Muscat has made such an...

Raphael Vassallo

Malta’s entire environmental law is underpinned by a tacit, unspoken rule: ‘any or all of this legislation can be overridden at will, if the...

Malta’s entire environmental law is underpinned...

As the world looks at Poland, women in Malta have it worse

Dr Christopher Barbara: Despite all the negative attention it has attracted,...

Dr Christopher Barbara: Despite all the negative attention...

‘Hate speech’ doesn’t mean ‘speech that you hate…’

Raphael Vassallo

If the next step in the equation is: 'therefore, he must be...

If the next step in the equation is: 'therefore, he...

Michael Falzon

A negative campaign alone will not do the trick and fleshing out the vision depicted by Bernard Grech last Monday will always remain imperative if enough...

A negative campaign alone will not do the trick and...

Josanne Cassar

The cosy relationships which people in top, politically sensitive, posts have with big businessmen cannot be swept aside simply because it all happened before...

The cosy relationships which people in top, politically...

Saviour Balzan

Confidants, individuals and acquaintances who shared the same space and time with Yorgen Fenech, according to the WhatsApp messages they exchanged with him at...

Confidants, individuals and acquaintances who shared the...

Muscat’s ‘belated realization’: better late than never

Raphael Vassallo

Does Muscat’s view on reproductive rights plant the seed of a...

Does Muscat’s view on reproductive rights plant...

Potentiality and personhood: personal views | Isabel Stabile

Once abortion becomes legal in Malta, and yes, that will happen, we will look...

Once abortion becomes legal in Malta, and yes, that will...

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On the right to family and civil unions for LGBTIQ+ persons | Christopher Vella

The Church can celebrate our fidelity, commitment and fruitfulness as much as it celebrates these qualities for heterosexual unions. If only the Church were to...

The Church can celebrate our fidelity, commitment and...

Budget 2021: More of the same... hoping COVID-19 will vanish into thin air

Michael Falzon

The decrease in the approval rate of the current administration must have influenced government’s thinking. Many interpreted the decision to extend the...

The decrease in the approval rate of the current...

Robert Abela is always right, and his critics are always wrong. Any questions?

Raphael Vassallo

Each and every single time Robert Abela is in any way criticised – be it over his (utterly disastrous) handling of the COVID-19 crisis; or his stance on...

Each and every single time Robert Abela is in any way...

As long as we treat politics like a cult, there is no hope

Josanne Cassar

The inability of many voters to set aside their deep-held beliefs and emotions...

The inability of many voters to set aside their deep-held...

Where’s our green deal on Malta’s shrinking countryside?

Saviour Balzan

Even well before 1964, the Maltese rural footprint has been misshapen and...

Even well before 1964, the Maltese rural footprint has been...

We need to talk about abortion | Noah Fabri

In the hands of politicians the debate becomes another political football that...

In the hands of politicians the debate becomes another...