It is interesting to note that we have had judgments delivered by our courts where they called on our legislators to consider whether it was time to review the civil rules on disherison in the sense...

One of the greatest tragedies afflicting our people is that there are so many law-abiding citizens that float through life without knowing the extent of the illegalities we are surrounded...

In 1979, thousands of jobs depended directly or indirectly on the British naval base. The question was: How does a small island nation survive without its primary economic engine? Many were uncertain...

There was a time when people expected a price to be one price. Wherever you went to buy a product, if it were for sale, then you had to find the same price for it everywhere. I remember how in the...

Most people retire by age 70. In March, NATO turns 77. Seven years ago, U.S. President Donald Trump was joined by Barry Posen, a so-called realist political scientist, in suggesting that it may be...

Every five years-give or take a calculated few months-Malta performs its democratic ritual. Yet one question quietly undermines the integrity of that process: who decides when the people vote? The...

Today, discussions around equality in the workplace are more prominent than ever. Yet, one underlying model continues to shape expectations in subtle but powerful ways: the concept of the "ideal...

In discussions about the future of Maltese tourism, we frequently hear about the need to stress quality rather than quantity. Debate about that has always been on the agenda, at least since the...

Never have we needed moral heroes than we need them now. But what is a moral hero?  Let's start with who certainly isn't a moral hero - Donald Trump.  And Ian Borg, who out of his servile...

No, it is not the Pink Panther that strikes again this time but the Constitutional Court. Though there are indeed similarities. The former is a thief - essentially he steals jewels. In the case of the...