Like Humpty Dumpty: Joseph sat on a wall and had a great fall | Frank Camilleri
When the charges against him were formally filed, Muscat was left reeling against those who could have done something to stop this but failed to do so. It was a cryptic message,...
What are our children eating? Can it be improved? | Norma Camilleri
Nutrition is closely linked to educational outcomes. Children who are well-nourished are more likely to perform better in school. They have improved concentration, higher energy...
So Josep Borrel is ‘disappointed’, is he? How tragic…
Raphael Vassallo

And… um… the EU expects us to supporting a military operation to...

And… um… the EU expects us to supporting a...

My kids need never worry about where the next hour of Baby Shark will come from
Matthew Vella

Pandemic parenting: unlike my childhood of negotiating time and space with adults, it’s children who commandeer time and space

Pandemic parenting: unlike my childhood of negotiating...

Note to EU: think, plan, act now on COVID recovery
Miriam Dalli

As restrictive measures are slowly being eased with full realization that an...

As restrictive measures are slowly being eased with full...

The right to insult
Michael Falzon

In the end, the issue, I suppose, is whether the writing under consideration instigates the reader to hate someone

In the end, the issue, I suppose, is whether the writing...

Migration crisis, or hostage situation?
Raphael Vassallo

Malta has been practically begging the EU for a ‘relocation agreement’ for well over 15 years now... to no avail. Admittedly, it was the EU’s...

Malta has been practically begging the EU for a...

[WATCH] Saviour Balzan's video blog | Authorities must come down hard on people who disregard social distancing
Saviour Balzan

Despite social distancing measures aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19, many keep meeting with family and friends

Despite social distancing measures aimed at limiting the...

Enough with calling them ‘vulnerable’ – how   about we treat senior citizens with dignity?
A lawyer walks into the courtroom...
Saviour Balzan

Obviously at a distance, the fact that he is not a pedigree Nationalist but the son of former Labour politician, means this lad has...

Obviously at a distance, the fact that he is...

So... are there penalties for not wearing face-masks, or not?
Raphael Vassallo

Given all the excellent work carried out by the same Superintendence of Public...

Given all the excellent work carried out by the same...

Giving privacy a bad name | Mireille Caruana

What is of utmost importance is transparency and accountability: the detailed...

What is of utmost importance is transparency and...

I challenge Abela to publish the secret Vitals-Steward agreements
Adrian Delia

I challenge Prime Minister Abela to publish this secret agreement and the legal...

I challenge Prime Minister Abela to publish this secret...

Science should guide all our health policies... including abortion
Raphael Vassallo

Our total abortion ban is no less dangerous or unhinged (or even idiotic, for...

Our total abortion ban is no less dangerous or unhinged (or...

Why Evarist Bartolo should hang on
Saviour Balzan

Politics needs people like Evarist Bartolo; his party needs him, warts and all 

Politics needs people like Evarist Bartolo; his party needs...

The case of the disappearing quarries
Michael Falzon

Instead of chiding its contractors for not doing their homework properly before accepting contracts that involved huge amounts of excavation waste,...

Instead of chiding its contractors for not doing their...

Testing the waters of the new normal
Josanne Cassar

The common factor, no matter what nationality we are, is that this new normal means that we need to keep our distance from each other and wear masks

The common factor, no matter what nationality we are, is...

Act on utility bills. Now
Ryan Callus

If government truly has the well-being of our families at heart, the time of need and the time to act is definitely now

If government truly has the well-being of our families at...

‘More Europe’? Don’t we have enough already?
Raphael Vassallo

They failed to heed experts who said no country could fight the virus on its...

They failed to heed experts who said no country could fight...

[WATCH] Saviour Balzan's video blog | Government needs to be creative with type and level of restrictions
Saviour Balzan

The government needs to map out a transition strategy to alleviate the economic stagnation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

The government needs to map out a transition strategy to...