A Universal library
Monday, 18 April 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Scholars have long dreamed of a universal library containing everything that has ever been written...
Bridges, Not walls
Monday, 18 April 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The pace at which peace is fast disappearing from the world today has caused each sane and sensible person to worry...
Mid-term
Sunday, 17 April 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
In his review of the third year of the current legislature, the Prime Minister emphasised the fact that the government chose to focus on the creation of productive jobs whilst maintaining high...
Alternate Realities in cyberspace
Sunday, 17 April 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The Internet is a fascinating invention. A mere 20 years ago it was practically an unknown quantity. Used initially by military boffins and academic researchers, this network of powerful computers has gradually transformed itself...
Misurata, The Sarajevo of 2011
Sunday, 17 April 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
I began preparing for this article by consulting Google maps and keying in Misurata (or Misratah)....
Gaping Holes in the anti-divorce arguments
Sunday, 17 April 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The arguments of those who are against remarriage after legal separation have focused on three main themes....
J’accuse: Pulses
Sunday, 17 April 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
The metaphor is normally “il-polz tal-poplu” - the people’s pulse. It’s the measure that most politicians used to go by for a long time. Ever since a few avant-garde British colonials ...
An Unbalanced campaign
Sunday, 17 April 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 16 years ago
Malta Independent
It’s like a battle between David and Goliath.Goliath, a huge, monster-like giant, armed to the hilt and carrying a protective ...
Cutting Our deficit Obama style
Sunday, 17 April 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Can we take a leaf out of Obama’s hymn book and sing our way to deficit reduction. For the uninitiated, 2011 was an exceptional year in American history when its deficit rose...
Mind The gap
Sunday, 17 April 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Valletta’s bridge is falling down, falling down, my fair lady. But unlike London Bridge, from where the rhyme originates, our bridge...