As his mesmerising powers fade and the illusion he created crumbles, Joseph Muscat is shedding his liberal skin and resorting to strategies of suppressing freedom of expression. As if it is not enough...

Having endured an excessively long wait for the return of my confiscated ‘licensed hammerless auto-pistol’, I am bringing this matter to the attention of the public – through your...

A disgrace to the rights of all women to be induced to be used as bearing slaves and a negation of the rights of many children conceived through surrogacy to be brought up by their genetic parents....

This administration has been in office for three years – or almost 1,100 days. We started with a vision, that of making Gozo a prized contributor to our national well-being. But let’s not...

This week’s celebrations of Freedom Day brought memories of my first public speech 16 years ago. It was a great honour to address such a huge multitude of people, many of whom still recalled the...

Was it was all part of the filming for a Maltese version on Evita Peron’s or Imelda Marcos’ life? The choreography was perfect. The camera placed at table level for maximum effect. The...

However much anyone may be hoping that the Panamagate scandal, which saw one of the country’s top ministers opening up a company in the top secret tax haven of Panama while serving as a...

Today is the culmination of this Jubilee Year of Mercy. In fact we are celebrating the Divine Mercy Sunday. A close look at the Solemn Novena that leads today’s feast shows how the mercy of...

What a complicated world we live in: tough, messy, dishonest and cruel – with so much hardship and so many tragedies. In today’s world, almost every Parliamentarian, Minister or whatever...

“What are we to make of the thought that Jesus died for our sins?” asks Elizabeth Anderson in her article If God is Dead, is everything permitted? This core religious teaching of...