Teenagers and the internet
Evarist Bartolo
The possible effects of excessive use of internet has sparked a debate between different schools of thought: those who believe that moderate internet use is unlikely to harm...
Lessons from the electorate
Malta is changing; and unless its political parties likewise change, they will be simply left behind.
Malta not for sale?

Labour's sudden mercantile approach to matters concerning national identity is almost certain to have irked and irritated even some of the PL’s core.

Labour's sudden mercantile approach to matters concerning...

Cash for citizenship
James Debono

Selling Maltese citizenship for €650,000 sends the message that Maltese identity is based on cash

Selling Maltese citizenship for €650,000 sends the...

Walkout or washout
Saviour Balzan

‘Moral convictions’? Thanks, but I’d much prefer solid evidence
Raphael Vassallo

What we are ultimately talking about here is a possible case of double...

What we are ultimately talking about here is a possible...

The way forward starts by sitting down
Evarist Bartolo

The democratisation of schools is the first step, but similar initiatives are in the pipeline to bring back stature to school management

The democratisation of schools is the first step, but...

Indiscretion is not the opposite of discretion
Michael Falzon

Under the previous police commissioner, accusing citizens with the highest...

Under the previous police commissioner, accusing citizens...

Cartoon 7 October 2012

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Chronicle of a tragedy foretold

This latest tragedy has only reinforced an already existing widespread perception that there is simply no such thing as a common European policy or even...

This latest tragedy has only reinforced an already existing...

Farewell to spring hunting?
Michael Briguglio

The spring hunting campaign could help re-open the door for more broad environmental alliances which go beyond narrow partisanship.

The spring hunting campaign could help re-open the door for...

Cartoon 2 October 2013

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

You’re under arrest. No, wait, you’re not…
Raphael Vassallo

If they felt there was evidence to issue an arrest warrant for John Dalli…...

If they felt there was evidence to issue an arrest warrant...

A question of propriety

It is irrelevant how many skeletons the previous administration has in its own closet. What the public deserves to hear is not a reminder of how poorly the...

It is irrelevant how many skeletons the previous...

A judgement is no certificate

The First Hall of the Civil Court on 26 September 2013 decided that an action cannot be instituted if its intention is that the court merely issues a...

The First Hall of the Civil Court on 26 September 2013...

Asylum seekers are not smuggled goods
James Debono

Calling asylum seekers ‘illegal immigrants’ puts these human beings in the same category as smuggled goods or illegal substances

Calling asylum seekers ‘illegal immigrants’ puts these...

This is the story
Saviour Balzan

The big question is, why did John Rizzo not charge John Dalli?

The big question is, why did John Rizzo not charge John...

How to make a Maltese Fascist cross…
Raphael Vassallo

You can generally tell your country’s lost its mojo when people start paying more attention to the events of around 70 years ago, than to things that...

You can generally tell your country’s lost its mojo when...

Spending your way out of a recession
Claudine Cassar

The recession that has hit Europe in the last few years has put macroeconomics at the forefront of many news bulletins.

The recession that has hit Europe in the last few years has...

Vocational education: learning by doing
Evarist Bartolo

Children are exceedingly intuitive and value respect, perhaps even if not fully comprehending the principle itself. Reaching out to them can give us insight

Children are exceedingly intuitive and value respect,...