The girls and the selfie story
Carmen Sammut
Men and women are now inhabiting a hyper-sexualised scenario but the selfies can be interpreted as an act of defiance against the restraints of the past.
The market rules OK
Jurgen Balzan
Muscat’s audacity on citizenship has not only given rise to nationalistic fervour on both sides of the tribal divide, but raises questions on the commodification of rights
The Police Force’s ‘Gray area’

The resulting quandary over whether or not the police should be fully independent from government has never been fully resolved.

The resulting quandary over whether or not the police...

Why the Commissioner of Police must go
Saviour Balzan

The diabolical decision to push for John Dalli’s arraignment was also one way of deviating public attention from the Franco Debono vote of no confidence in...

The diabolical decision to push for John Dalli’s...

Shooting the Second Republic in the foot
James Debono

If there was one appointment which should have been done through consensus with the opposition, it was that of coordinator of the constitutional convention...

If there was one appointment which should have been done...

SOS: language teaching in schools
Evarist Bartolo

We should embrace and implement the proposals of the EU Commission for Language Learning at pre-primary school level.

We should embrace and implement the proposals of the EU...

Care to explain, Mr Kessler?
Raphael Vassallo

This week something happened to reignite my interest in the Dalli affair. And a nasty, dirty, smelly business it is now turning out to be, too.

This week something happened to reignite my interest in the...

The new political landscape
Michael Falzon

The election result two weeks ago has not just led to a new Labour government; more importantly, it has shaken our political landscape from its roots.

The election result two weeks ago has not just led to a new...

Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose

The decisions taken at last Friday’s Nationalist Party executive meeting are...

The decisions taken at last Friday’s Nationalist Party...

Saviour Balzan's videoblog
Saviour Balzan

MediaToday managing editor Saviour Balzan returns with his videoblog.

MediaToday managing editor Saviour Balzan returns with his...

Sorry is the hardest word…
Raphael Vassallo

Gonzi is obviously not a thief and if gave the impression that he is one, this was clearly a grave mistake on my part.

Gonzi is obviously not a thief and if gave the impression...

Why you need a business website
Conrad Bugeja

Having a website is not only important but a necessity for any business. The online world plays a crucial role for your brick and mortar business. The reason...

Having a website is not only important but a necessity for...

Cartoon 20 March 2013

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

It was a foregone conclusion
Michael Falzon

What Malta needs is a government with a new attitude, more than a new direction.

What Malta needs is a government with a new attitude, more...

A challenge and an opportunity

The PN must give serious consideration to as many contenders as possible for the leadership, rather than limit the choice to what would likely be the...

The PN must give serious consideration to as many...

Recipe for failure: Part I
Saviour Balzan

In a three part series, SAVIOUR BALZAN discusses the story behind the failures of the Gonzi administration, his recipe for disaster and why the opposition...

In a three part series, SAVIOUR BALZAN discusses the story...

My, what sound principles…
Raphael Vassallo

Joseph Muscat entered the office of the Prime Minister on Monday to find that everything therein – the furniture, the computers, the telephones and whatnot...

Joseph Muscat entered the office of the Prime Minister on...

Together, we will get it right
Beppe Fenech Adami

My vision of the PN is that of a party which is there to serve, all ears to the pains of the people and arms open to all who are genuinely willing to join in...

My vision of the PN is that of a party which is there to...

Blame it on (the) Trio…
Raphael Vassallo

What Lou Bondì tried to do was deliberately instil fears of a return to an age of political hatred.

What Lou Bondì tried to do was deliberately instil fears...

New beginnings
Claudine Cassar

I sometimes wonder whether the European dream is slowly unravelling...

I sometimes wonder whether the European dream is slowly...