The Last Supper, but not the last controversy
What this case has revealed is a deep and widespread misunderstanding of ‘freedom of expression’ at all levels
The door is always open
Frank Psaila
The PN must rediscover its long lost can do approach: open its doors wide open for all people of good will; stand up for what is right and place the individual at the heart of its...
Is there anybody out there?
Saviour Balzan

Looking back it strikes you hard that we have lost so very much. Today, the new firebrands that get assimilated by the political parties have little or no...

Looking back it strikes you hard that we have lost so very...

The curious case of Manila Bottone
Josanne Cassar

While the curious case of Manila Bottone is probably not that curious after all and will certainly not be the last of its kind, it still makes me wonder how...

While the curious case of Manila Bottone is probably not...

PPP: The healthcare con

Make no mistake: this is private profit at public expense. It is unaffordable, unaccountable and unjust

Make no mistake: this is private profit at public expense....

Court turns down son’s request to have adoption decree revoked
Malcolm Mifsud

The First Hall of the Civil Court has ruled that it is not the competent...

The First Hall of the Civil Court has ruled that it is...

The national curriculum should reflect today’s reality

A more holistic national curriculum should place Ethics as a compulsory subject...

A more holistic national curriculum should place Ethics as...

Why teaching Islam in state schools is a bad idea
Josanne Cassar

The last thing we need is another religious faith to become part of the school...

The last thing we need is another religious faith to become...

Winning isn’t everything, you know
Raphael Vassallo

Whether you vote for one party or the other, what you will certainly get is the same corrupt system they have both propped up for decades

Whether you vote for one party or the other, what you will...

Cartoon: 22 March 2017

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

What the Dutch election means for Europe
The Conversation

If the rise of far-right, anti-EU parties does pose an existential threat for the EU, the union survived its first test on Thursday

If the rise of far-right, anti-EU parties does pose an...

Wake up or lose your healthcare

Serious concerns have been raised by unions, doctors, other healthcare professionals, healthcare students, and most recently by 6th form students about the...

Serious concerns have been raised by unions, doctors, other...

The fight against exclusion
Evarist Bartolo

Areas with disadvantaged children have to be identified as early as possible and these areas have to be given priority and special assistance

Areas with disadvantaged children have to be identified as...

ITS should pave the way to land reforms

Public space is one commodity we do not have in abundance, and can ill afford to lose

Public space is one commodity we do not have in abundance,...

Wilders thrown in the wilderness
Michael Falzon

Having small parties in Parliament with the big needing a coalition to govern can be the right antidote for the political mess Malta finds itself in

Having small parties in Parliament with the big needing a...

How many hats can you wear in politics, anyway?
Raphael Vassallo

Try as I might I cannot see any other way out, than to turn Parliament into a...

Try as I might I cannot see any other way out, than to turn...

Fall from grace
Saviour Balzan

Most vote with their pockets first and could not give two hoots if there is corruption, so long as they can continue to live well and still make more money

Most vote with their pockets first and could not give two...

‘It’s his money, he can do what he likes with it’
Josanne Cassar

If many of us common mortals do it, the reasoning goes, surely a Prime Minister...

If many of us common mortals do it, the reasoning goes,...

Cartoon: 19 March 2017

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Mourning the Azure Window

Perhaps the silver lining of this national disaster could be a renewed effort to preserve and treasure the unspoiled nature that still remains, and making it...

Perhaps the silver lining of this national disaster could...