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Regulatory

Thursday, 11 May 2023, 08:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Alfred Sant

The liberal ideology defining the free market has ended up dominating economic management. Meanwhile, the idea gained ground that for the market to really deliver  the correct outcomes ...

Garbage

Monday, 8 May 2023, 08:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Alfred Sant

It is evident that progress is being achieved in the the collection of domestic waste. In a medium to longterm perspective, it seems like a system is coming into its own for the methodical and orderly...

Malta as a dysfunctional state

Sunday, 7 May 2023, 09:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Kevin Aquilina

When state sovereignty is studied in Public International Law – and this happens in other disciplines as well such as in political science, international relations, and government studies,...

Of zebras and jail stripes

Sunday, 7 May 2023, 08:30 Last update: about 4 years ago Mary Muscat

The connection between money laundering and the ownership of exotic animals has not been explored so far in academic literature. But for those who care to notice, there seems to be a trend in Malta:...

Assumptions

Sunday, 7 May 2023, 08:12 Last update: about 4 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

Life has to be driven by assumptions, as time is too short to verify every single thing. Assumptions help us process information quickly, thus making life easier to live. Or do they? They do if...

Local democracy can protect our urban green spaces

Sunday, 7 May 2023, 08:11 Last update: about 4 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

We need more green open spaces in our urban areas. Green open spaces help us strengthen and where necessary re-establish our links with the natural world. These links have been severely impacted by...

Byron Camilleri is our problem

Sunday, 7 May 2023, 07:29 Last update: about 4 years ago Kevin Cassar

“If you don’t like my answer it’s not my problem, it’s your problem”, the insufferable Byron Camilleri replied to a journalist. Byron Camilleri, Home Affairs...

Coronation glums

Sunday, 7 May 2023, 07:10 Last update: about 4 years ago Noel Grima

It’s amazing what 70 years can do to a country, let alone a person. I remember the 1953 coronation of the Queen. I was a small boy then, attending the primary school. I remember my father...

Following us into tomorrow

Friday, 5 May 2023, 07:31 Last update: about 4 years ago Owen Bonnici

One of the greatest Presidents that America ever had, Ronald Reagan, came up with an outstanding last public speech before he stood down from his second term in the famed Oval office.  It...

Maltese history

Thursday, 4 May 2023, 08:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Alfred Sant

The history of Malta is not a subject that our citizens are really familiar with. Apart from those who really do not care at all about it, a significant majority still have only a superficial...

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