Trawling the Internet and specifically YouTube can be a source of endless information, otherwise unavailable. People from different countries and cultures see us as we do not see ourselves. Among...

This new year 2022 is set to be a one of great change lasting through the whole year and beyond.  Astrological forecasters predict a “radical change of direction” mostly resulting...

The horrendous murder of a young Polish woman, Paulina Dembska, in Sliema early on Sunday sent a chill down the spine of the whole nation. When I read about the murder in the online media as the...

The exercise of power is indispensable if things are to get done, but in a democracy it needs to be transparent and subjected to a clear accountability about how it happens. Otherwise it ends up as...

Last Summer I wrote an article in the Malta Independent (22 July, 2021) entitled ‘Why Sociology?’, wherein I discussed the value of choosing the subject as an area of study. In...

A new year is an opportunity to chart the way for the changes we want to see around us and within. As this is my first column for 2022 I will share a few ‘political’ wishes for the year...

It couldn’t have been otherwise. For many, the New Year 2022 is carrying forward fears and uncertainties. The persistence with which the Covid-19 virus continues to disrupt life has brought us...

“Malta’s failure to convict human traffickers and the absence of effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions undermines efforts to combat human trafficking”. This was the main...

At this time of year, one talks about resolutions. I will address not resolutions but resolve. The so-called "Cannabis law" (as everybody seems intent on calling it) has caused quite a stir. The...

We are long past the day when charity was the only help available for those in need and the vulnerable!  Over the past days I have come across a number of comments on the social media pointing...