Policies not politics
Michael Falzon
Meloni has done little in the way of real reforms, but she has proved pragmatic, ditching hard-line policies and moving away from her past populist and inflammatory rhetoric
What a waste of space
Daniel Xerri
When media houses give space to people with absurd views, they achieve nothing of value
The second sex
Caroline Muscat

The country needs a total overhaul of the way society sees women because inequality between men and women is structural.

The country needs a total overhaul of the way society...

The mud-slinging machine
David Friggieri

The mud-slinging machine tells you: ‘If you criticise, it’s because you want to take their place... in order to force us to think that things...

The mud-slinging machine tells you: ‘If you...

Divorce does not weaken the marriage bond
Michael Falzon

The argument that the introduction of divorce in Malta would weaken the...

The argument that the introduction of divorce in Malta...

The spin and the mistakes with millions
Saviour Balzan

Government spin has reached epic proportions, equivalent perhaps to Gaddafi's claim that all Libyans love him.  

Government spin has reached epic proportions, equivalent...

Libya: a bloody mess for all of us to be in
Saviour Balzan

A combination of short memories and double standards is what the Libyan...

A combination of short memories and double standards is...

Don’t let Libya burn
Michael Briguglio

Malta should speak out loud for a United Nations’ peace keeping intervention.

Malta should speak out loud for a United Nations’...

Libya and the ghosts of Rwanda and Srebrenica
James Debono

The ghosts of Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Srebrenica will return to haunt those...

The ghosts of Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Srebrenica will...

Gaddafi is the sinner
James Debono

Condemning the violence is not enough. This is like condemning the sin and not the sinner. The violence has a mastermind. His name is Muammar Gaddafi.

Condemning the violence is not enough. This is like...

Saviour Balzan's videoblog
Saviour Balzan

MaltaToday's Managing Editor Saviour Balzan talks about the crisis in Libya and the sudden concern by politicians to the situation in Libya.

MaltaToday's Managing Editor Saviour Balzan talks...

Gonzi's indecent proposal
James Debono

After the failure of the double insurance - a referendum only if MPs pass the bill - Gonzi is now banking on the unacceptable referendum question that...

After the failure of the double insurance - a referendum...

Saviour Balzan's videoblog
Saviour Balzan

MaltaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan talks about Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi's 360 degrees U-Turn on holding a referendum on the introduction of...

MaltaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan talks about...

Gonzi's double insurance policy
James Debono

The referendum has been relegated to a double insurance policy against divorce being introduced in this legislature.

The referendum has been relegated to a double insurance...

Between The Godfather and Cape Fear
David Friggieri

For all our talk of think-tanks and political academies, the underlying dynamic running through Maltese politics hasn't budged an inch since 1987.

For all our talk of think-tanks and political academies,...

The inconvenient truth about Article 2
Raphael Vassallo

From Integration in the 1950s to Independence in the 1960s, the Church’s only motivation was to preserve its own power and sphere of influence.

From Integration in the 1950s to Independence in the...

Green co-options
James Debono

The appointment of former Din l-Art Helwa President Petra Bianchi as MEPA's environment protection director is welcome but raises questions on...

The appointment of former Din l-Art Helwa...

Why Alan Camilleri epitomises the Gonzi doctrine
Saviour Balzan

Camilleri heads one of Malta’s more important agencies, but with...

Camilleri heads one of Malta’s more important...

There's something about Labour
James Debono

It is not just the unwillingness to stand up to be counted on various issues which makes me uneasy about Muscat’s Labour, but also the kitsch way of...

It is not just the unwillingness to stand up to be...

The statistical facade
James Debono

The stats produced by the anti divorce movement are a façade for strong religious convictions like those expressed by Eddie Fenech Adami on Thursday.

The stats produced by the anti divorce movement are a...