So Barack Obama has won his second term. Close as it was, I really am not surprised. This is not because I have any particular insight into American politics (I haven’t) but the odds,...

The essay written by the greatest editor of The Guardian newspaper over a century ago, “Comment is free, but facts are sacred” has endured as the ultimate statement of values for a free...

I will depart from GonziPN’s habit of doing things and stick to my tradition of not meddling in their own internal affairs but I think the people are owed an explanation as to who and what does...

In the last few months the big question was when the country will vote?  It seems that this is the big question which, I must say, is also creating uncertainty.  This uncertainty existed...

When John Dalli resigned from the post of European Commissioner responsible for health and consumer affairs some days ago, few would have thought that the Prime Minister would have turned to his...

Whatever the judgement each one of us makes of Friday’s confrontation between the two party leaders on Xarabank, and despite the tendentious comments this way or that as to whom, in each...

If there is a perception among certain Nationalist politicians that key segments of the electorate identify with Franco Debono and view him as a proxy for their own irritations, they are mistaken....

The Nobel Peace Prize, designated for a person “who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations,” was recently awarded to the European Union for its progress...

Just under a month ago, I participated in a public debate at the InterContinental Hotel in St Julian’s with Monsignor Gouder, the Pro Vicar General, on the theme “Is the Church 200 Years...

In one of my articles before the turn of the year, I listed the presidential election in the USA as one of the main highlights of 2012. In that article, I stated that this year will be marked by the...