The government last week launched the much-awaited public consultation on cremation, which will finally see the regularization of cremation in Malta. The move may be seen by some as another step...

The MEP elections are less than 100 days away and after having been approached by the Nationalist Party to form part of the already valid line up of candidates, I decided to take the plunge and...

We are living in a consumerist society where with a click of a button, we can have everything we want delivered to our doorstep, from food, to clothes to appliances. You name it, you have it. Maltese...

One of the most terrible words in human history, a word which really can drives us crazy, is surely the word “suffering”. In effect, who wants to suffer? Who cherishes suffering? Who, in...

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This is exactly what the government would have the population do when it comes to the increasingly credible accusations of collusion between itself and the shady purveyors and manipulators of big...

In 1619, a trading ship sailed into Chesapeake Bay and dropped anchor at Point Comfort, Virginia. The vessel's arrival marked the beginning of the slave trade in the American colonies. It was from...

I have often written about the troubles that tribalism brings with it, but now I would like to elaborate on my vision for the alternative.  First of all, tribalism goes beyond the way one votes...

I often wonder if some people on the other side of the political divide are living in a different reality or else feel too allergic to the country’s progress. Whatever the  case, it is...

The Catholic Church is holding a synod to be able to truly deal with crises of sexual abuse that has plagued it for several years. This synod is a landmark, but not because sexual abuse will stop....