Entrepreneurs   ̶   the creators of new firms   ̶   are a rare species. Even in countries where innovation drives economies, only a tiny 1-2% of the...

A decade of booming tourism, rising population, and exploding traffic exposed how badly infrastructure planning lagged growth. Every year, millions of passengers and vehicles cross the narrow...

My previous blog established that mental health conditions in young children are not rare.  The risk factors are present in Malta.  Malta's childcare system was built for the labour market,...

Next Tuesday Malta commemorates a significant event in its historical development: the closure of the British military base on the island. Over the years this event has not been given its due...

With talk of an early election drawing ever closer, and since it could very well be my last intervention in the House of Representatives during the current legislature, last week I decided to dedicate...

It is interesting to note that we have had judgments delivered by our courts where they called on our legislators to consider whether it was time to review the civil rules on disherison in the sense...

One of the greatest tragedies afflicting our people is that there are so many law-abiding citizens that float through life without knowing the extent of the illegalities we are surrounded...

In 1979, thousands of jobs depended directly or indirectly on the British naval base. The question was: How does a small island nation survive without its primary economic engine? Many were uncertain...

There was a time when people expected a price to be one price. Wherever you went to buy a product, if it were for sale, then you had to find the same price for it everywhere. I remember how in the...

Most people retire by age 70. In March, NATO turns 77. Seven years ago, U.S. President Donald Trump was joined by Barry Posen, a so-called realist political scientist, in suggesting that it may be...