The Malta Independent 15 October 2026, Thursday
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Man in the Mirror: The Manosphere

Sunday, 22 March 2026, 07:02 Last update: about 8 months ago Valerie Visanich

Alpha males, misogynists, toxic masculinities or the manosphere. Call them what you like. They like to think of themselves as the James Bond on steroids. Like Bond, they project themselves are...

A tainted and polluted choice of chief justice

Sunday, 22 March 2026, 07:01 Last update: about 8 months ago Mark Said

Malta, in general, and the judiciary in particular, needs judicial leadership. The conduct of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition, in and outside parliament, does not make things...

From St Patrick to St Joseph and beyond

Sunday, 22 March 2026, 06:07 Last update: about 8 months ago Noel Grima

Robert Abela and Alex Borg followed each other to the St Patrick's Day massive celebration at St Julian's the other day. I have no doubt they will hog each other's footsteps at the Rabat feast of...

Promised. Done.

Friday, 20 March 2026, 07:59 Last update: about 8 months ago Owen Bonnici

We started the week on a high, as Prime Minister Robert Abela announced that the Labour government had managed to secure a historic deal to reclaim back Manoel Island and Fort Tigne. We had given our...

Who still reads books?

Thursday, 19 March 2026, 08:00 Last update: about 8 months ago Alfred Sant

A friend told me: The truth is that you and those who, like you, are interested in getting books published are whistling in the wind. No one reads books anymore. The few who still buy them do so...

Breaking the impasse

Thursday, 19 March 2026, 07:51 Last update: about 8 months ago Mark Said

Our country prides itself on having a constitution that glows with hallowed provisions guaranteeing fundamental human rights, the rule of law, and justice. The recent run-up to appointing the...

War and peace

Monday, 16 March 2026, 08:00 Last update: about 8 months ago Alfred Sant

Inevitably over the centuries, the ways by which peoples wage war against each other have changed. The clearest development was in how with the new weapons that came into play (!) from century to...

An irresponsible cannabis authority

Sunday, 15 March 2026, 07:32 Last update: about 8 months ago Kevin Cassar

The Authority for the Responsible use of Cannabis (ARUC) irresponsibly failed to submit a single financial report since its inception . The Authority was set up in 2021 and became commercially...

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