If you really want to stop the abuse, go after the source
Josanne Cassar
On being told that cramming numerous strangers into a house like animals was inhumane, they shrugged with indifference and nonchalantly said, 'Maltese would sell their own...
A dirty red flag of convenience
Saviour Balzan
Muscat’s flirtations on the Manuel Cuschieri show weaken Abela’s standing. If Muscat stands as an MEP candidate it will signal the demise of the Abela administration.
The execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr
Frank Psaila

Al-Nimr’s execution was no miscalculation but it proved to be a very short-sighted decision which might come back to haunt Saudi Arabia. If the unrest...

Al-Nimr’s execution was no miscalculation but it...

Why Archbishop Scicluna is a breath of fresh air
James Debono

I have proudly voted yes for divorce and supported the introduction of civil...

I have proudly voted yes for divorce and supported the...

Inside Joseph’s kitchen cabinet
Michael Falzon

The weakest link limits the strength of the chain. Muscat has been ill-served by his own chosen cronies

The weakest link limits the strength of the chain. Muscat...

The Frenc connection
Raphael Vassallo

If a hypothetical researcher were to publish a PhD thesis on Ebejer’s work, and impugn the author with some improbable and patently fabricated vice...

If a hypothetical researcher were to publish a PhD thesis...

There is a time for prayer, and a time for prudence
Josanne Cassar

Seeing a large manifestation of men gathered together, even though they were...

Seeing a large manifestation of men gathered together, even...

The need to get one’s act together
In these dangerous times we should not scapegoat innocent Muslims
Carmen Sammut

Since when has prayer become dangerous? The danger lies in fanaticism, the...

Since when has prayer become dangerous? The danger lies in...

Taking people for a ride
Ralph Cassar

Għarb Local Council is going bananas. If the Nationalist Party, whose principles most of the Għarb councillors subscribe to should pull their ears for making...

Għarb Local Council is going bananas. If the Nationalist...

Drug policies are more dangerous than drugs
Raphael Vassallo

So not only has our national anti-drug effort failed to contain (still less...

So not only has our national anti-drug effort failed to...

The future of learning
Evarist Bartolo

The growing disconnect between the education we continue to serve and the learning our 21st century students demand cannot be ignored

The growing disconnect between the education we continue to...

Winners and the Holy Trinity
Leo Brincat

Alastair Campbell's bestseller ‘Winners: And how they succeed’ and what he has to say about success in the modern world

Alastair Campbell's bestseller ‘Winners: And how...

Shaking off the Mintoff legacy
Michael Falzon

The many Nationalists and Labourites who live in a time warp are more comfortable with the political enemy of old than with the current one

The many Nationalists and Labourites who live in a time...

The Internet that cried ‘Lemmy’
Raphael Vassallo

Tthe culture of online deceit has taken root. It is a culture whereby ‘facts’ are not even considered important any more… still less...

Tthe culture of online deceit has taken root. It is a...

Why is Muscat preaching to the converted?
Josanne Cassar

What Muscat is failing to see is that those who were not impressed with that...

What Muscat is failing to see is that those who were not...

It is not all about money
Saviour Balzan

I just think that a message needs to be direct, and most people wish to be addressed in a formal and direct manner with a very clear message

I just think that a message needs to be direct, and most...

Football’s happy new year
Angelo Chetcuti

In the world of sport since July we’ve had a rollercoaster of arrests, suspensions, extraditions and so many other events that should not even be...

In the world of sport since July we’ve had a...

[WATCH] Karl Schembri, ‘My year with refugees’
Karl Schembri

Karl Schembri, regional media advisor in the Middle East with the Norwegian...

Karl Schembri, regional media advisor in the Middle East...

Saviour Balzan's videoblog
Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan's videoblog: A look back at 2015

Saviour Balzan's videoblog: A look back at 2015