Gadfly Journey: From Dear Dom to Mintoff’s place in Maltese history
Sunday, 22 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Whatever one thinks of him, “Dom Mintoff” is still a rallying cry for opponents as much as for supporters. Like others before him and since, in every nation, the real Dom Mintoff is simply one...
Party Manifestos: A reluctance to grasp all the nettles
Sunday, 22 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
The Today Public Policy Institute, Malta’s only independent, non-political and non-partisan think-tank, of which I am the Director-General, recently presented a report entitled ...
Our Energy dilemma
Sunday, 22 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The past four years have been dominated by news inextricably linked to the financial markets and the cascading effects of a global financial meltdown. The obvious collateral ...
‘Sophie’s Choice’
Sunday, 22 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
One of the films I saw recently to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its first release was Sophie’s Choice, directed by Alan J. Pakula with actors Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol...
Today’s Chiropractor
Saturday, 21 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
There are many misconceptions about chiropractic. In a society and culture that has been raised with the ‘Take a pill’ mentality, we have rarely been taught to...
A Look inside a provocative North Korea
Saturday, 21 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), more commonly known as North Korea, has been closed off from the outside world since the mid-1970s. ...
The Mismeasure of wealth
Friday, 20 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Despite many successes in creating a more integrated and stable global economy, a new report by the United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability – Resilient People, Resilient Planet...
The Great Iranian threat, the great Iranian hope
Friday, 20 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Assuming the so-called Islamic Republic of Iran is truly attempting to build a nuclear weapon (which I suspect is about as likely as is building a giant sculpture of a pig in the middle of Azadi square), who ought to be most afraid?...
The Arab Revolution A year later – now what?
Thursday, 19 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
More than a year ago, in March 2011 to be exact, the UN Security Council demanded an immediate ceasefire in Libya, including an end to the prevailing attacks against civilians...