‘My only dogma is science and biology’ | Stephen Spiteri
Opposition Health spokesperson Dr STEPHEN SPITERI rejects the view that the Nationalist Party is objecting to genetic embryo-testing on moral grounds alone   
‘Pain is pain: whether you’re a human, or any other animal’ | Peter Singer
Philosopher, ethicist and Animal Liberation exponent PETER SINGER talks about the need to ‘expand the circle of moral concern’: to include humans, animals, and...
‘Our past is a guarantee of our future’ | David Agius

PN Deputy Leader DAVID AGIUS admits that the Nationalist Party has gone through...

PN Deputy Leader DAVID AGIUS admits that the Nationalist...

‘Our priorities have changed, since 2017’ | Daniel Jose Micallef

PL deputy leader DANIEL JOSE MICALLEF rebuts criticism of the...

PL deputy leader DANIEL JOSE MICALLEF rebuts criticism of...

No such thing as a ‘wasted’ vote | Carmel Cacopardo

ADPD chairperson CARMEL CACOPARDO promises a ‘Green broom’ to sweep...

ADPD chairperson CARMEL CACOPARDO promises a ‘Green...

‘I am a voice for people who are afraid’ | Arnold Cassola

This is former AD chairman – now, independent candidate – ARNOLD...

This is former AD chairman – now, independent...

Femicide is a symptom, not a cause | Aleksander Dimitrijevic

ALEKSANDER DIMITRIJEVIC, of the NGO ‘Men Against Violence’, argues...

ALEKSANDER DIMITRIJEVIC, of the NGO ‘Men Against...

Malta is not a ‘Hollywood in the Mediterranean’ | Charlie Cauchi

CHARLIE CAUCHI – multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker – argues...

CHARLIE CAUCHI – multidisciplinary artist and...

Born into Birdlife… | Mark Sultana

Birdlife Malta celebrated its 60th anniversary last Tuesday. CEO MARK SULTANA looks back, at an NGO which almost literally started out in his own living...

Birdlife Malta celebrated its 60th anniversary last...

Cannabis may be legal. But it’s not a ‘free-for-all’ | Mariella Dimech

Malta will not become ‘another Amsterdam’; for as MARIELLA DIMECH – executive chairperson of the newly-formed Authority on the Responsible...

Malta will not become ‘another Amsterdam’; for...

‘Not such a foregone conclusion, that Labour will win’ | Jason Azzopardi

If Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi's predictions are correct: the Opposition’s legislative reforms might go some distance towards healing...

If Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi's predictions are...

It starts with ‘Aw, ġisem!’… it ends in femicide | Marceline Naudi

The brutal rape and murder of 29-year-old Paulina Dembska seems to have shattered our perceptions of Malta as a ‘safe country for women’; but as...

The brutal rape and murder of 29-year-old Paulina Dembska...

You can’t fool around with science | Philip Fenech

Malta’s tourism sector has just been dealt a critical blow by the Omicron...

Malta’s tourism sector has just been dealt a critical...

The EU is not in a position to solve problems | Alfred Sant

Former Prime Minister (now MEP) ALFRED SANT admits that his own opinions about...

Former Prime Minister (now MEP) ALFRED SANT admits that his...

‘Money talks’. But people can shout louder | Claire Bonello

Environmentalists have recently won a few important battles in their struggle...

Environmentalists have recently won a few important battles...

Suicide is too complex to be reduced to ‘clickbait’ | Gail Debono

Newly-appointed president of the Chamber of Psychologists, GAIL DEBONO, urges...

Newly-appointed president of the Chamber of Psychologists,...

Everyone has a part to play in the fight against climate change | Cyrus Engerer

Fresh from the COP26 conference in Glasgow, MEP CYRUS ENGERER admits to being ‘disappointed’ by the final outcome. Nonetheless, he is confident...

Fresh from the COP26 conference in Glasgow, MEP CYRUS...

If you want science, you go to a scientist: not a trapper | Axel Hirschfeld

The European Commission has just initiated court action against Malta, for opening a ‘trapping season for research purposes’. AXEL HIRSCHFELD, of...

The European Commission has just initiated court action...

Climate change will not wait for us to take action | Stefano Moncada

On paper, the climate change commitments undertaken by politicians – both...

On paper, the climate change commitments undertaken by...

Why are we killing off our own language? | Trevor Zahra

Award-winning author TREVOR ZAHRA has already sounded a warning about the slow...

Award-winning author TREVOR ZAHRA has already sounded a...