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We, the free-for-all nation

Sunday, 2 April 2017, 09:10 Last update: about 10 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

I am beginning to ask myself whether certain members of the political class understand the difference between a free market and a free-for-all. In particular, I have the property market in...

Four years: Eye-opener

Sunday, 2 April 2017, 09:09 Last update: about 10 years ago

I am writing this article on a fine Sunday morning, in the midst of a massive government campaign highlighting the ‘achievements’ of the first four years of this administration. A glitzy...

Making the intangible tangible

Sunday, 2 April 2017, 09:08 Last update: about 10 years ago Anton Refalo

Human nature, being what it is, makes it compulsory to look for evidence to justify one’s belief. If someone is convinced that the world will end next year, he or she will find...

A time of grace

Sunday, 2 April 2017, 09:07 Last update: about 10 years ago

Tempus fugit! “Time flies!” runs the Latin Proverb. The Lenten season is gradually reaching its conclusion, Holy Saturday. From the coldness of winter we are...

Cleaning up Malta

Sunday, 2 April 2017, 09:06 Last update: about 10 years ago

When I look at the garbage for general household waste, almost all the garbage consists of plastic packaging. I am not aware that this type of plastic is being recycled. I think we should start...

No track, no vote – time is running out

Sunday, 2 April 2017, 09:05 Last update: about 10 years ago

Some people cannot understand how motor sport followers can declare on Facebook – “No track, no vote”. For the majority of the population, a motor racing circuit is a minor or...

The minimum wage and poverty

Sunday, 2 April 2017, 09:04 Last update: about 10 years ago

Distorting a position and repeating the misrepresentation does not make the falsification in question less of a lie. In the light of certain false claims made recently in the media and elsewhere,...

The (patriotic?) politics of fear

Sunday, 2 April 2017, 07:47 Last update: about 10 years ago Ivan Grech Mintoff

Would you want your children to be taught Islam in school? No? Well, neither would I.  We should, however, have some empathy with Muslim and Evangelical Christian parents (or whoever) who want...

Marking tomorrow’s World Autism Awareness Day

Saturday, 1 April 2017, 15:39 Last update: about 10 years ago Daniela Vassallo

Different organisations around the world work together to raise awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), which is becoming more and more common lately. The term ‘spectrum’ itself...

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