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Of medals, nationality and representing one’s country

Josanne Cassar

National identity is a profound, visceral feeling which is often intangible and not easily explained

Euthanasia: A humane dilemma or a theological one? | James Vella Clark

My own view, evolving as it may be, is this: Euthanasia should be legally available under strict, transparent, and carefully monitored safeguards

Is it ‘Tourism Feeds Everyone’... or ‘Everyone Feeds On Tourists’?

Raphael Vassallo

I think not myself... but then, what the heck would I even know about ‘tourism’, anyway?

I think not myself... but then, what the heck would I even...

Michael Falzon

The midsummer’s night dream was just a dream that had flickered away. The harsh reality of the current despondency of the two main Maltese political...

The midsummer’s night dream was just a dream that had...

Leslie Agius: a life devoted to serving Malta

Matthew Agius

MaltaToday’s senior court reporter Matthew Agius remembers his father,...

MaltaToday’s senior court reporter Matthew Agius...

A disgruntled nation and a smug administration

Josanne Cassar

Whatever the reason, the more people get all worked up, the more out of touch...

Whatever the reason, the more people get all worked up, the...

A society which respects dignity and safety | Byron Camilleri

Over the past two years, more than 3,000 victims have contacted the agency for...

Over the past two years, more than 3,000 victims have...

The road to (traffic) hell is paved with EU funding

Raphael Vassallo

Of course not! Don’t be silly. There are, after all, such things as...

Of course not! Don’t be silly. There are, after all,...

‘Liberalisation leads to lower prices’. Really? Since when?

Raphael Vassallo

When any segment of a market as small as Malta is ‘liberalised’......

When any segment of a market as small as Malta is...

Michael Falzon

So Abela could not pull the strings and move away from the ‘money no problem’ mentality that Muscat’s tenure in power had generated

So Abela could not pull the strings and move away from the...

Boosting our efforts for a better service | Jonathan Cardona

Enemalta CEO says that the challenges during the July heatwave highlighted...

Enemalta CEO says that the challenges during the July...

Over-population and the dangers of quoting unreliable sources

Josanne Cassar

Over the last few weeks, every time someone mentioned over-population I...

Over the last few weeks, every time someone mentioned...

Government’s screeching and damaging U-turns | Mark Said

Abela’s premiership hardly ever got off to the smoothest of starts, with...

Abela’s premiership hardly ever got off to the...

‘Blaming climate change’ is just another way for Robert Abela to ‘blame himself’...

Raphael Vassallo

And after all that... Robert Abela still has the gall to ‘blame climate change’, for his own failures?! I mean, come on. There’s a limit to...

And after all that... Robert Abela still has the gall to...

An avoidable national crisis and our plan forward

Mark Anthony Sammut

They made it almost sound as if this crisis was unavoidable, out of our...

They made it almost sound as if this crisis was...

Michael Falzon

In the Corradino case, the quacks left their signature all over the rubble that crushed and killed Jean Paul Sofia. People registered as...

In the Corradino case, the quacks left their signature all...

Why ‘Mr Mojo-Jojo’ is the superhero this country really needs, right now

Raphael Vassallo

All the ongoing overdevelopment, in this country right now, can be defined as being somehow ‘tourism-related’, in one way or another

All the ongoing overdevelopment, in this country right now,...

If this is not a wakeup call, I don’t know what is

Josanne Cassar

If this is not a wakeup call that we need to change our ways and the completely...

If this is not a wakeup call that we need to change our...

Saviour Balzan

The answer to our infrastructural woes are not going to be climate change agencies but action and decision-making based on the premise that this small...

The answer to our infrastructural woes are not going to be...

Before ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’, there were... ‘The Powerpuff Girls’! (Part One)

Raphael Vassallo

The upshot, of course, is that both Barbie, and The Powerpuff Girls, ended up serving a purpose that was far removed from the intentions of their respective...

The upshot, of course, is that both Barbie, and The...