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Category: Opinion

  • The Role of Women in Science

    The Role of Women in Science

    International Women’s Day is once again upon us and what better way to celebrate it than looking back at influential women in science? On the 11th of February, the scientific world celebrated its females through The International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Are these two days necessary in today’s modern world, in which supposedly feminism is…

  • Never vote for an incompetent candidate again

    In every election, we choose who we want in Parliament based on the list of people running for office. Each party presents their candidates but do the parties vet them first? And what should they filter for? This article explains why parties should vote for tech-savvy candidates. Background We all vote for the candidates on…

  • What I learned from Maltese election campaigns

    During my sabbatical last year I had plenty of time to think about my election campaign. It’s easy to say I failed because I didn’t win a seat in the European Parliament but what did I gain from the experience? ? This article outlines the top 10 lessons I learned from running an election campaign…

  • The revolutionary way to improve Parliament

    We’ve heard how government employs opposition MPs. We also heard how government backbenchers are on the government’s payroll. Both these cases are problems for democracy. They’re also the same problem, even if they seem different. This article explains why they’re identical, why this is a problem and how we can start to fix this. Jobs…

  • The Courage to be Disliked – Book Review

    The Courage to be Disliked – Book Review

    This is the first book that I’ve finished in 2020, and damn, is it a game-changer. I have to go into detail with this review, as there are a few things that are controversial that I would like to discuss! However, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I’m excited to talk about it!  Information Title:…

  • Rule of Law?

    One of the most overused phrases in Maltese politics these last few years must be “rule of law.” It’s obvious that many politicians twist and warp the meaning of that phrase to fool the public. Sometimes they twist the meaning so much they trip themselves up. This article explains how ex-Prime minister Muscat revealed there…

  • The reason I was away from politics last year – Antoine P. Borg

    After contesting the European Parliament election last year, I announced I was going to take a sabbatical from politics. This was the right thing to do. This article explains why it was necessary, what I learned, and how I’m going to reboot things. The aftermath of the election Monday 27 May For the first time…

  • Hiding in plain sight

    Hiding in plain sight

    It’s a sad fact that powerful people are the ones hiding those bits of their lives they don’t want you to see. It’s never people like you and me who manage to keep the worse bits hidden. Since they have the capacity to hide things, I’d like to explain why we should keep an eye…

  • November Wrap-Up – A month filled with stories

    November Wrap-Up – A month filled with stories

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  • BELOW (North, #1) – Alexandria Warwick

    BELOW (North, #1) – Alexandria Warwick

    Hello everyone! I’m back with a new review, and this time it’s an ARC of an amazing epic fantasy story, Below, which was sent to me for an honest review. I honestly did not know what to expect when I first started this story, especially since I didn’t know anything about Inuit culture, which this story was…