Dr Joseph and Mr Busuttil
Raphael Vassallo
Muscat himself evidently agrees with the idea of issuing humanitarian visas, seeing as he suggested it himself. So what’s stopping him from doing it himself?
Cartoon: 9 September 2015
Open letter to Joseph Muscat
Saviour Balzan

Your head, not your heart

Your head, not your heart

Damaged children who turn to lies
Josanne Cassar

Divorced parents have to take responsibility for what kind of people their children become and not be in denial when something is clearly “off”.

Divorced parents have to take responsibility for what kind...

Cartoon: 29 March 2015

The refeferendum on the future of spring hunting will determine the fate of breeding birds during migration

The refeferendum on the future of spring hunting will...

Judge dismisses challenge
Malcolm Mifsud

The First Hall of the Civil Court on 13 March, 2015 dismissed a plea that challenged the judge presiding the case Martin Cassano v Alessandro sive Sandro...

The First Hall of the Civil Court on 13 March, 2015...

Muscat is repeating Gonzi’s divorce mistake
Raphael Vassallo

While I wasn’t expecting Muscat to be any less suspicious of direct...

While I wasn’t expecting Muscat to be any less...

Gobbledygook
Kevin-James Fenech

A decade ago, I used to think the biggest offenders were those from the IT world but recently I’ve come to the conclusion that it actually is the...

A decade ago, I used to think the biggest offenders were...

People should decide, not politicians

Joseph Muscat's treatment of the hunting referendum has politicised the debate, in what is a betrayal of the democratic principle that the referendum...

Joseph Muscat's treatment of the hunting referendum has...

Cartoon: 25 March 2015

A pair of hunters contemplate the lexical accuracy of a referendum-inspired graffito. 

A pair of hunters contemplate the lexical accuracy of a...

Caruana Curran’s legacy
Henry Frendo

Caruana Curran’s most didactic and lasting legacy to posterity will be that of a courageous, inspired and impartial judge, often in the face of hostility...

Caruana Curran’s most didactic and lasting legacy to...

Is Muscat’s major investment in the health sector sustainable?
Frank Psaila

Investment in the health sector is an initiative which deserves praise and...

Investment in the health sector is an initiative which...

Loving the more difficult students
Evarist Bartolo

Pope Francis referred to teaching as a beautiful profession, one that is not restricted to the time spent in the classroom

Pope Francis referred to teaching as a beautiful...

A farewell to meritocracy

Engerer’s European credentials are not under discussion here but rather the inescapable whiff of political nepotism that raises eyebrows

Engerer’s European credentials are not under...

Referendum: Trust no one but yourself
James Debono

If the Yes camp wins, decisions on spring hunting will be taken by the  politicians who appeased the hunting lobby for decades. If the No camp wins the...

If the Yes camp wins, decisions on spring hunting will be...

The Opposition which cried wolf (again)
Raphael Vassallo

Personally, I shudder to think what would happen if the law courts started behaving like Busuttil today (or Sant in 1994). There would literally be no point in...

Personally, I shudder to think what would happen if the law...

Letters: 22 March 2015
What happens if they pay a price?
Saviour Balzan

My question and that of many others is very simple: Can we ignore the fact that a criminal court found Cyrus Engerer guilty?

My question and that of many others is very...

The visual and verbal cues of a debate
Josanne Cassar

Clearly, Joseph Muscat had too little respect of his adversary to defuse the growing perception that he has already become too arrogant, but Simon...

Clearly, Joseph Muscat had too little respect of his...

Cartoon: 22 March 2015

Hunters prop up their campaign to retain spring hunting by donating blood.

Hunters prop up their campaign to retain spring hunting by...