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  • Standards & Arrogance: Not Enough of the Good, Too Much of the Bad

    Standards & Arrogance: Not Enough of the Good, Too Much of the Bad

    Political standards have been stooping to new lows throughout 2024. Now that this year’s elections have passed, is it too late to expect any better?

  • Reframing the debate

    Reframing the debate

    Can we stop insulting and start talking? Let’s bring back respectful debates, and agree to disagree.

  • Malta: The Land of the Complacent

    Malta: The Land of the Complacent

    Our protests are dead – have you felt it?

  • The City-state of Malta

    The City-state of Malta

    According to the new census, Malta has just experienced the largest population boom in its entire history. Why did this happen, and what will it mean for our country?

  • Tmurx magħhom għax tiċċappas

    Tmurx magħhom għax tiċċappas

    When reading the title of this article, you probably first thought about a parent giving some wise advice to their child about how to go about in life, what company to keep and what not to. In my case, what I was thinking about when coming up with this was the now very commonly found…

  • The Prince

    The Prince

    Oft are the times when I read a piece of news, feel a sense of outrage, and then put those thoughts aside without properly distilling them. Everything happens in the moment. On occasion, however, I sit down and have an attempt at venturing outside of the moment, and draw parallels — in this case, with…

  • ‘Anġlu’

    ‘Anġlu’

    ‘Anġlu‘ – “Spirtu immortali sopra-naturali” jew “protettur tal-bnedmin”. Hekk id-dizzjunarju jiddefinixxi anġlu. F’pajjiżna kien spiċċa f’ħoġorna anġlu, anġlu li ilhom jiddu dnubietu minn qabel l-elezzjoni tal-2013. Dak iż-żmien ma konniex nafu x’qed jgħid meta rrefera għall-‘fourth floor meetings’. Illum sirna nafu aħjar il-komplott li kien qed jiġi pjanat wara bibien magħluqa. Fetaħ ħalqu u l-anġlu spiċċa mibgħut minn…