Stewardgate: The cabal behind the Fearne smear campaign
Saviour Balzan
Those who are still loyal to Muscat insist with me that I should point my fingers at Keith Schembri. To be honest, I cannot see the difference between the two. I cannot believe...
Is the Pope worried about AI?
Alexiei Dingli
The Pope’s vision focuses on an AI that augments human creativity and progress within ethical bounds
Saviour Balzan's videoblog
Saviour Balzan

MediaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan explains why OLAF chief Giovanni Kessler should go.

MediaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan explains why OLAF...

A referendum for a Second Republic?
James Debono

Constitutional changes require a two-thirds majority in parliament. No referendum should erode the principle that the common rules are set through the widest...

Constitutional changes require a two-thirds majority in...

Dancing on Maggie’s grave
Michael Falzon

Those who still condemn Thatcher for closing the coalmines do not realise that sticking to the past way of doing things was the worst path that Britain could...

Those who still condemn Thatcher for closing the coalmines...

‘Trust me, I’m Italian…’
Raphael Vassallo

Unlike Mr Kessler, we are not Italian, but Maltese… and being Maltese and not Italian, we are therefore somewhat less immediately familiar with ‘how these...

Unlike Mr Kessler, we are not Italian, but Maltese… and...

A realistic roadmap for education
Evarist Bartolo

We need to narrow the gap in students’ achievement and raise the bar in reading, literacy, mathematics and science among our students in primary and...

We need to narrow the gap in students’ achievement and...

Health: Grabbing the bull by the horns
Claudine Cassar

Having a minister on site makes one wonder whether Godfrey Farrugia intends to micromanage the hospital. This is not his job, and the sooner he realizes that...

Having a minister on site makes one wonder whether Godfrey...

Dear Pietru Pawl… this one’s big
Saviour Balzan

The new Commissioner of Police must read the auditor’s report and investigate Rita Schembri.

The new Commissioner of Police must read the auditor’s...

Religion has no place in the Constitution
Raphael Vassallo

Now that the Church has lost its battle to retain supreme legal jurisdiction...

Now that the Church has lost its battle to retain supreme...

Dissecting Malta’s literacy problem
Evarist Bartolo

In the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) carried out among 10-year-old students in 2011, Malta ranked 35th of 45 participating countries.

In the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study...

The X Factor
Claudine Cassar

Women appointed on a quota system must be at least as qualified and as experienced as her male colleagues on the board.

Women appointed on a quota system must be at least as...

Joseph’s mixed messages
James Debono

Positive on civil rights and good governance, mixed messages on its political appointments, but the Muscat government is treading on dangerous ground when it...

Positive on civil rights and good governance, mixed...

Dear Pietru Pawl… this one’s big
Saviour Balzan

The new Police Commissioner must read the auditor’s report and investigate Rita Schembri.

The new Police Commissioner must read the auditor’s...

The X Factor
Claudine Cassar

Women appointed on a quota system must be at least as qualified and as experienced as her male colleagues on the board.

Women appointed on a quota system must be at least as...

Dissecting Malta’s literacy problem
Evarist Bartolo

In the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) carried out among 10-year-old students in 2011, Malta ranked 35th of 45 participating countries.

In the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study...

Religion has no place in the Constitution
Raphael Vassallo

Now that the Church has lost its battle to retain supreme legal jurisdiction...

Now that the Church has lost its battle to retain supreme...

Margaret Thatcher permanently changed the course of British history
Martin Scicluna

Margaret Thatcher waged a political and intellectual assault on the whole set...

Margaret Thatcher waged a political and intellectual...

Only two competitors for PN leadership
Saviour Balzan

Four candidates for the PN leadership, but only two competitors.

Four candidates for the PN leadership, but only two...

Justice in the afterlife is no justice at all
Raphael Vassallo

I like my injustices righted by people I can see, thank you very much… and...

I like my injustices righted by people I can see, thank you...