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Best (Amateurs) in Europe

Sunday, 5 August 2018, 09:02 Last update: about 9 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

Like thousands of others, I watched Michelle Muscat being interviewed by Saviour Balzan on the state TV channel, and I found it hilarious. Not Mrs Muscat's performance, but the show itself. I...

The recent introduction of moral damages in our Civil Code

Sunday, 5 August 2018, 09:01 Last update: about 9 years ago

In terms of our Civil Code, Chapter 16 of the Laws of Malta, an action for damages can arise either consequent to a breach of a contractual obligation or consequent to a tortious act. While the former...

The Mona Lisa and similar matters

Sunday, 5 August 2018, 08:14 Last update: about 9 years ago

I found the "box" about the Mona Lisa in the Charles Flores piece entitled "Careful what you wish for" quite amusing on several counts. The first is the one mentioned by Flores: that the Mona Lisa was...

The Egrant Inquiry: A quibbler's fest

Sunday, 5 August 2018, 08:05 Last update: about 9 years ago

The publication of the Egrant Inquiry really sprang a surprise. When 50 pages were mentioned, my reaction was: "Was there the need for the report to be so long? Didn't the owner, Mr Brian...

Like the Holy Curé

Sunday, 5 August 2018, 08:05 Last update: about 9 years ago

Yesterday, the, feast of Saint John Marie Vianney, the Holy Curé of Ars, was celebrated at the Cathedral in Mdina, where Archbishop, Mgr Charles J. Scicluna, together with the...

The failing Donald Trump

Sunday, 5 August 2018, 08:05 Last update: about 9 years ago

With each day that passes, President Trump offers fresh proof that he is failing the office that American people entrusted to him almost two years ago. Today, America is a nation being led by a...

Rekowski’s non-research

Saturday, 4 August 2018, 10:18 Last update: about 9 years ago

In religious studies today, research goes far beyond theology. It incorporates history, sociology and often social psychology. The dedicated, objective scholar of religion today cannot simply be a...

Existing without power

Saturday, 4 August 2018, 09:54 Last update: about 9 years ago

While this government was busy working to strengthen its' people's quality of life, a gang of malevolent individuals were seated around a table, planning in careful detail the most terrible political...

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