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Pope’s call for an ethical code for AI should be heeded

AI can imitate and simulate the person, but it does not possess a moral conscience, empathy, or affective, relational or spiritual capabilities

Appeasing the hunting lobby

We won’t hold our breath waiting for an answer because side agreements brokered away from the madding crowd seem to have greater importance than electoral manifestos

Compassion, respect to life and individual choice, should guide assisted dying debate

While we encourage a mature debate on assisted dying, shaped around the belief that an individual has a right to end their pain and choose when to depart, we...

While we encourage a mature debate on assisted dying,...

A deafening Maltese and European silence

The Maltese government must take the lead and demand that the UN Security Council authorise an investigation into the attack on the Gaza-bound ship so that the...

The Maltese government must take the lead and demand that...

A drone attack, Malta’s vulnerability and Israel’s genocide

The brutal Israeli military attacks on humanitarian aid workers and UN staff;...

The brutal Israeli military attacks on humanitarian aid...

The golden passport scheme does not define Malta’s economic success but it must change

The ruling thus has limited what was once thought to be an unfettered competence of the member states in the realm of citizenship. Our reading of the ECJ...

The ruling thus has limited what was once thought to be an...

A world in need of Francis’s human touch

Pope Francis was a moral compass in an increasingly hostile world and served as...

Pope Francis was a moral compass in an increasingly hostile...

Steady as she goes but finance minister needs to keep his hand on the rudder

The strong position government finances are in should not be used as an excuse to play loose with accountability. Waste, abuse and corruption are expensive and...

The strong position government finances are in should not...

Roberta Metsola must decide where her future lies

Metsola is arguably Malta’s most successful export on the European stage...

Metsola is arguably Malta’s most successful export on...

Unfortunately, the two major political parties have done little to make fruitful use of the increased number of women MPs in this legislature

Unfortunately, the two major political parties have done...

Forget the theatrics and embrace criticism

Alex Borg should have the confidence to take such criticism on the chin and...

Alex Borg should have the confidence to take such criticism...

Past experience has shown that grand plans risk getting side-lined as governments get caught up in five-year electoral cycles, or worse, engage in dubious...

Past experience has shown that grand plans risk getting...

Why changing the rules out of fear or arrogance is wrong

It is worrying that the Prime Minister should choose to go down this dangerous...

It is worrying that the Prime Minister should choose to go...

Shouldn’t MPs be transparent about all their private dealings, especially when they are using their parliamentary platform to query issues in which they...

Shouldn’t MPs be transparent about all their private...

Why revisiting the neutrality clause makes sense

Rather than different administrations having to rely time and time again on...

Rather than different administrations having to rely time...

Touching the human rights convention is dangerous. It can lead to very ugly consequences, which is why we remain shocked as to how nobody in the Labour Party...

Touching the human rights convention is dangerous. It can...

Abela pulls out another rabbit from the hat

It remains a mystery why Abela chose to raise the subject of convention reform...

It remains a mystery why Abela chose to raise the subject...

Malta must not wait longer to recognise Palestinian statehood

Within the EU, Malta must join like-minded countries and advocate for a clear...

Within the EU, Malta must join like-minded countries and...

The constant jibes directed towards the Speaker and the frequent flareups by some PN MPs, particularly Karol Aquilina, clearly point towards a grudge of sorts....

The constant jibes directed towards the Speaker and the...

So that Jean Paul’s death will not be in vain

The one thing that will never change is Jean Paul’s demise. It will...

The one thing that will never change is Jean Paul’s...