Bird's Eye View

Category: Opinion

  • Election Integrity

    Over the past few years, much has been said, argued, litigated and broadcasted about the security of democratic choice, ranging from the effects of big data companies on people’s free will to vote and on the integrity of ballots. But what do we actually know about these issues? Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, election security…

  • Striking a balance

    Striking a balance

    They say that the key to success in politics is pulling off a delicate balancing act. This can be applied to any major political party, be it in government or opposition. In terms of the latter, we can certainly apply the art of pulling off a balancing act to the current state of the Nationalist…

  • ASCS Budget Review 2021

    Coming up to this year’s budget, many people were very intrigued to see what issues were to be tackled and hopefully improved upon and many had quite high hopes. The main topic of this budget was obviously going to be Covid-19, as the pandemic has left a noticeable mark on Malta. It was made clear…

  • A Radical Resurgence: a new Cold War emerging between the United States and China?

    We’re used to hearing about the Cold War as something of pivotal importance, whether it’s in the history books, or a storyline for a 1980’s James Bond film. Much like the way with how historians like to analyse the French Revolution, the Cold War is an event with a determined beginning, and a definite end,…

  • Create a COVID-free tomorrow

    Create a COVID-free tomorrow

    As I write the world is going through the second wave of coronavirus infections. At times it feels as if our lives have changed forever, with no end in sight. I beg to differ, and this article explains how I see the pandemic ending.

  • Students’ budget proposals at Freshers’ Week

    At this year’s Freshers week, ASCS asked the University students what they wanted to see in tomorrow’s budget. This is what the students’ main concerns and proposals were. The greatest concern of students was the limitations present in the educational opportunities available in Malta. Many lamented the lack of funding when it comes to the…

  • We Are All Problematic, So Why Should We Expect Fictional Characters to Be Perfect?

    Hey everyone! I’m back with a discussion post today. Recent life events, and discussions I see on Twitter about problematic people, authors, and fictional characters have made me think about how at certain points our outbursts concerning certain characters may be more harmful to our understanding of human nature than we think. Here are the…

  • The Situation is Desperate.

    The Situation is Desperate.

    On this day, at around this time, the Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated in a car bomb outside her home in Bidnija.

  • Migrant Centres or Uninhabitable Camps?

    Migrant Centres or Uninhabitable Camps?

    “The greatest nations are defined by how they treat their weakest inhabitants”. Here’s how we treat ours.

  • In Defence of Grech’s Unpatriotic Sentiment

    In Defence of Grech’s Unpatriotic Sentiment

    In a reality where the cloud of national pride is increasingly used to cover up the oceans of underlying issues beneath, one ought to consider how recognising a problem is better than pretending it doesn’t exist.