And let’s face it, folks. I think we’d all much rather be living here in Malta (warts and all), in 2024; than in Salem, New England, at the height of the 1692 century...
A lot has already been written and said about the conclusion of the Vitals inquiry and the 19 people who are being accused of a number of criminal charges...
‘U Can’t Touch This…’
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…’
If the next step in the equation is: 'therefore, he must be...
If the next step in the equation is: 'therefore, he...
Fleshing out Bernard’s vision
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...
Six degrees of Yorgen Fenech
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...
So who has been talking to Yorgen?
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
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...
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
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?
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
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?
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...
A new European Bauhaus | Ursula von der Leyen
People should be able to feel, see and experience the European Green Deal
People should be able to feel, see and experience the...
Lying about others can only damage the United States’ own credibility | Zhaofeng Wang
The United States is the sole superpower in the world, yet it seems that lying about others has become its major diplomacy tool. How unfortunate
The United States is the sole superpower in the world, yet...
Can Labour come clean?
These are all signs that Robert Abela is working on a new image of Labour, before he decides to hold the next general election
These are all signs that Robert Abela is working on a new...
Nice garden. Let’s demolish it, and build a petrol station instead...
No, no, make no mistake. As Boromir would no doubt have put it: 'not with 10,000 legal arguments can you possibly justify a criminal injustice of this...
No, no, make no mistake. As Boromir would no doubt have put...
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