A week of weirdness
Josanne Cassar
From the weird to the downright depressing... Sometimes a week comes along when everything you see online just makes you say, huh? 
So who is a f***ing asshole?
Saviour Balzan
If someone is a comedian or an actor, and it is abundantly clear that the purpose of one’s speech or act is comedy or theatre, then why the hell should we allow people like...
After 2015, we’re going to need more courage and compassion
Matthew Vella

The world is a terrible place. But journalists should also help people...

The world is a terrible place. But journalists should also...

When charity becomes a charade
Saviour Balzan

If President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca (and I have every respect for her) wants to leave an impact she must look at the long term and see that the governments...

If President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca (and I have every...

Always wanting what is out of reach
Josanne Cassar

Man doesn’t seem to be satisfied with this planet but always seems to be seeking pastures anew as he wonders what is out there, [and] it’s pretty...

Man doesn’t seem to be satisfied with this planet but...

PL lies and PN greenwash
Ralph Cassar

Simon Busuttil – the anointed favourite one since at least 2004 – can bend over backwards and sweet talk as much as he likes, but it’s the...

Simon Busuttil – the anointed favourite one since at...

The spirit of Paris
Leo Brincat

While environmental considerations remain supreme within a climate context, the Paris Agreement has made it very clear that climate matters too for the economy...

While environmental considerations remain supreme within a...

Saudi Arabia must be made to free Raif

Miriam Dalli: awarding Raif Badawi the Sakarhov Prize is a defining moment for the European Parliament. Incarcerating and punishing someone particularly...

Miriam Dalli: awarding Raif Badawi the Sakarhov Prize is a...

Is European football facing a crisis?
The Conversation

UEFA and football have some major issues to deal with. Not least of these is that President Platini is currently serving a 90-day suspension from football,...

UEFA and football have some major issues to deal with. Not...

Much more than racing a car
Evarist Bartolo

The project brings together students with diverse backgrounds to work towards a common goal

The project brings together students with diverse...

Religious freedom and pluralism are enduring American values
Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley

An essential component of religious liberty is the right of people of all...

An essential component of religious liberty is the right of...

So, size really matters after all…
Raphael Vassallo

The bigger the crime the more it pays to actually commit it... This week, the government took the entire paradigm to its next logical level, by-passing all its...

The bigger the crime the more it pays to actually commit...

Disposing of public land
Michael Falzon

Apparently, the so-called American University of Malta has already failed its most important test – it will not be recognised as a university but only as...

Apparently, the so-called American University of Malta has...

The wonderful world they call Facebook
Saviour Balzan

It is a source of voyeurism that is shared by thousands, and it is no surprise that thousands of Maltese from different strata in society use up most of their...

It is a source of voyeurism that is shared by thousands,...

Not even in death is our privacy respected
Josanne Cassar

It is bad enough that people persist in sharing, exposing and revealing every...

It is bad enough that people persist in sharing, exposing...

How Muscat put Zonqor on the radar again
James Debono

By rushing the land transfer process through parliament during the Xmas period, Joseph Muscat has committed a strategic mistake; that of turning a purely...

By rushing the land transfer process through parliament...

The Dorks Awaken…
Raphael Vassallo

While some of us await in joyful hope the seventh instalment of this epic space fantasy saga, for others the same event looms as ominously as an approaching...

While some of us await in joyful hope the seventh...

Who was Giannicolo Muscat?
Evarist Bartolo

Muscat (1735-c.1800) was an enlightened reformer with contacts with such influential people like Kaunitz, the chancellor of the Emperor Joseph II of Austria.

Muscat (1735-c.1800) was an enlightened reformer with...

The war on terror
Frank Psaila

Terrorist groups, such as Isis, have dreamed of a showdown with the West. Donald Trump’s statement fills them joy.

Terrorist groups, such as Isis, have dreamed of a showdown...

Limiting the powers of government
Mark Anthony Sammut

Politics is a force for good if it is built by active civic participation of well-meaning citizens.

Politics is a force for good if it is built by active civic...