Morbid voyeurism | Daniel Xerri
When bystanders choose to take a photo of what is probably the victim’s most vulnerable moment, they are making a conscious decision to souvenir an event that – while...
What happened to Andrea Prudente and why the truth matters
Isabel Stabile
Andrea Prudente should have been offered this option. Instead, her doctors waited and waited for her to get ill enough to decide between her life and that of her fetus
Back to censorship, under ‘progressive’ Labour

Surely, the country’s entire justice system should have far more serious...

Surely, the country’s entire justice system should...

Wife loses maintenance because she was the main contributor to breakdown of marriage
Malcolm Mifsud

The Court ruled that once the wife contributed to the breakdown of the marriage, she lost the right to maintenance • This was held in PB v JB...

The Court ruled that once the wife contributed to the...

Ratzinger: at odds with modern world | Matthew Schmalz

While the brilliance of this intellectual legacy will certainly endure, it will...

While the brilliance of this intellectual legacy will...

Truth is weirder than satire…
Raphael Vassallo

As I recall, the exact words were: ‘Shoot these bitches in the head one by one, facing each other’

As I recall, the exact words were: ‘Shoot these...

If the Virgin Mary cried when we introduced divorce, what does she make of the Mrieħel Towers?

The Skinny | No. 173 – Malta Desecration Association

The Skinny | No. 173 – Malta Desecration Association

Gozo airstrip decision leaves the public ‘grounded’

In this sense: even if the airport is approved, it is vital to address the...

In this sense: even if the airport is approved, it is vital...

An air of despondency
Michael Falzon

There is no doubt that the PN is still in a quandary. The expected upsurge resulting from so many new and young faces in the Opposition’s Parliamentary...

There is no doubt that the PN is still in a quandary. The...

‘The reasons will have to be found’
Raphael Vassallo

I’m the first to agree with the widespread consensus, that Malta’s first-ever Standards Commissioner – George Hyzler – actually did a...

I’m the first to agree with the widespread consensus,...

You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to follow a collection schedule
Josanne Cassar

We need to get a grip on the rubbish problem – it has to be our collective national new year’s resolution

We need to get a grip on the rubbish problem – it has...

Disagreement on standards? Not a good omen
Saviour Balzan

That both sides cannot come to a common stand to agree on the role of Standards...

That both sides cannot come to a common stand to agree on...

Deadlocked by political bickering

Clearly, there must be some form of mediation – ideally provided by the President, as well as other parliamentary officers – to impart upon both...

Clearly, there must be some form of mediation –...

Interim measures only granted by the Constitutional Court when no ordinary remedy is available
Malcolm Mifsud

Interim measures will only be granted by the Constitutional Court when no ordinary remedy is at the disposition of the claimant

Interim measures will only be granted by the Constitutional...

Next President after George Vella? There probably won’t even be one…
Raphael Vassallo

Savour the experience of living in a sovereign, independent Republic, for as long it actually lasts… because something tells me Vella may well end up...

Savour the experience of living in a sovereign, independent...

Why bottom-up approach is necessary for not-for-profit cannabis associations | Andrew Bonello, Oscar Pares

As Malta nears its one-year anniversary since enacting legislative changes allowing the limited possession and cultivation of cannabis, various questions...

As Malta nears its one-year anniversary since enacting...

Malta is in no position to criticise ‘Qatargate’

From this perspective, it is clearly hypocritical of countries like Malta to...

From this perspective, it is clearly hypocritical of...

Pelé: a global superstar who put passion at the heart of soccer | Simon Chadwick
The Conversation

Pelé wasn’t just a great player and a wonderful ambassador for the world’s favorite game; he was a cultural icon

Pelé wasn’t just a great player and a...

Being anti-choice seems to be the presidential brand du jour. Peppi fits right in

The Skinny | No. 172 - Peppi Pipped for Prez

The Skinny | No. 172 - Peppi Pipped for Prez

2022: Beyond the year that was
Michael Falzon

The follies of 2022 will soon be forgotten, even though many effects of these follies will be with us for long

The follies of 2022 will soon be forgotten, even though...