Greedy, greedier, greediest
Mark Said
Greed can be harnessed to serve social ends. It can spur entrepreneurial innovation, leading to broad prosperity. It is society that channels greed for such constructive purposes....
The consequences of polls on politics
Carmen Sammut
hey surely cannot substitute meaningful political engagement where candidates touch the heart of where we live by giving value to face-to-face engagement within our communities
The ‘universe Daphne created’
Raphael Vassallo

We must acknowledge that Daphne Caruana Galizia's writing increasingly came to echo an underlying malaise we all know to be true, yet rarely confront:...

We must acknowledge that Daphne Caruana...

Politicians cannot reopen old wounds
Alex Sciberras

We need our leaders not just to find the solution to our ills, but to also remind us of our humanity and compassion at times of collective grief and crisis

We need our leaders not just to find the solution to our...

Our faith in the institutions
Malcolm Mifsud

The fact there is so much mistrust in the institutions has turned into the Prime Minister’s main headache. Calling for us to unite behind them, when he...

The fact there is so much mistrust in the institutions has...

Upholding human decency
Evarist Bartolo

This is not about just one journalist, it’s an affront to the liberties and freedoms we all hold dear, as long as we are not selective in our definition...

This is not about just one journalist, it’s an...

Malta isn’t working
Frank Psaila

They called her the ‘hate blogger’. Others wanted her dead. Politicians, across the political divides, despised her

They called her the ‘hate blogger’. Others...

No bombs can condition democracy
Mark Camilleri

Most of us never imagined that Caruana Galizia, or any other journalist or writer, would ever have been executed

Most of us never imagined that Caruana Galizia, or any...

Why I am flummoxed
Michael Falzon

I have never felt so flummoxed, so sad and as sorry for my country as I have felt these last few days

I have never felt so flummoxed, so sad and as sorry for my...

Controversial in life, controversial in death
Josanne Cassar

Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder was the final blow to stop her from...

Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder was the final blow to...

Where do we go from here?
Saviour Balzan

I, like so many others, was outraged by the vicious assassination. When I received the news from a police source that Daphne Caruana Galizia had been bombed, I...

I, like so many others, was outraged by the vicious...

Execution of a controversial, bold and irreverent Maltese journalist
Matthew Vella

LONG READ | Daphne Caruana Galizia elicited mixed feelings in her admirers,...

LONG READ | Daphne Caruana Galizia elicited mixed feelings...

Sometimes, less is more
Josanne Cassar

Like the rest of the country, I reacted to the news that Daphne Caruana Galizia had been murdered in sheer disbelief

Like the rest of the country, I reacted to the news that...

When hell broke loose
Saviour Balzan

What happened on Monday afternoon in Bidnija was simply reprehensible and tragic

What happened on Monday afternoon in Bidnija was simply...

A budget for the present
Michael Falzon

Minister Edward Scicluna dubbing his budget last Monday as a budget for ‘the future’ is – to Michael Falzon – somewhat of a...

Minister Edward Scicluna dubbing his budget last Monday as...

A ‘one-horse race’ is no race at all
Raphael Vassallo

Words are, and have always been, rather tricky little things. Words like 'democracy' are a good example

Words are, and have always been, rather tricky little...

The “anyone can do it” syndrome
Josanne Cassar

‘What has really struck me about all this, however, is that it points to a certain air of dismissiveness and lack of respect towards other people’s...

‘What has really struck me about all this, however,...

The divine comedy
Saviour Balzan

If you had to put the four candidates – Edwin Vassallo, David Agius, Arrigo and Bezzina – in a giant incubator to isolate their strengths rather...

If you had to put the four candidates – Edwin...

Strengthening our foundation
Evarist Bartolo

The Institute for Education is adamant to give the opportunity to all those who want to develop professionally to do so in the manner they retain fits...

The Institute for Education is adamant to give the...

Open season on women’s looks
Josanne Cassar

What is it about politicians’ wives? We try to teach girls to rely on their intellect rather than their looks to get ahead, and yet we still...

What is it about politicians’ wives? We try to...