Once upon a time, economic and social planning was in fashion. In communist countries this was carried out centrally and imperatively by the state, which controlled all the economy. In Western...

On 30 December 2017 the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea celebrated six years of Kim Jong-un in power. North Koreans were mobilised by their neighborhood watch units, the Inminban, to...

Living with a chronic illness changes how you see the world. Time is no longer measured in milestones or seasons, but in flares and remissions, blood tests and hospital appointments. Chronic illnesses...

The discussion about the threats being faced by the creative industries, particularly through the growing use of AI and deep fake technology, has been raging for a while now. While unveiling a...

Even before Donald Trump's first presidency, the United States had begun distancing itself politically from European affairs, but, more broadly, there were signs of American world leadership waning....

Storm Harry closed the Gozo channel for two days, and the government responded with its favourite instrument of policy: a task force. When systems fail in Malta, officials rarely reach for blueprints...

A few weeks ago, while walking through Ħamrun with party Leader Dr Alex Borg, a man stopped us to express his support. "We have a beautiful future ahead of us," he exclaimed. "The PN is managing...

During the past days we have witnessed the brute force which nature has unleashed in the form of prolonged gale force winds and the rabid action of the sea along the coast. Waves of considerable...

AE is the right decision. I have argued for it for many years, both in my official roles on pension reform bodies and outside them. Malta needs a second pillar that helps people build additional...

In 1929, the renowned thinker Antonio Gramsci was quoted as saying, "The old world is dying and the new world struggles to be born; now is the time of monsters." We can easily apply that quotation to...