Blogs
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Winning elections and song festivals in Scandinavian Malta
Going back a couple of weeks I heard a lot about local songs, singing and trashy songs and trashier gloves. But I have to admit I am one of the few unwashed –figuratively, of course—who didn’t watch the song festival which...
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Two parts dishonest, three parts stupid
No, I'm not talking about our beloved politicians for a change. I'm referring to the way I'd describe our genetic make-up, at a pinch. I use the word "our" loosely, of course, by dint of the fact that I happen to share the same passport as...
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Welcome to Nirvana
I cannot tell the difference between American politicians in red soccer gear and those in blue baseball gear. Besides, I am apolitical, so I take whatever they say at face value, not because they belong to this persuasion or the other...
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Are we communicating?
Like 200,000 or so people this weekend I listened to Archbishop Cremona read the Lenten pastoral letter published by our bishops. Unlike circa 170,000 of them I think I understood its intended message. I had a number of advantages on most...
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Legal but not possible
I have to say that the interest generated by my previous blog (about single adoptions from Ethiopia), and the feedback to the subsequent news report by Claudia Calleja on the same subject, left me pleasantly surprised. ...
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STEELY SOLDIERS
Whenever anyone who does not swoon at the feet of Joseph Muscat dares mention Labour's less than glorious past, the Lil'Elves and Cheer Leaderettes screech and shout and run about, yelping that we should look forward, rather than...
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Towards more accessible and safer Internet
The Internet is in the news these days, and not always for the right kind of reasons. There is quite a hot discussion about what ACTA will change or not change. As generally happens nowadays many shoot first and ask questions afterwards.
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EVERYONE'S AN EXPERT
As I step out of my front door, I just glance to the left and I can get a sight of the placards publicising what the newspapers think are the most important issues of the day – you know, the couple of words that are designed to persuade you...
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Kiss and Tell: X Marks The Spot!
A kiss is a lovely trick, designed by nature, to stop speech when words become superfluous. So said Ingrid Bergman. Alas, kissing is the actually mutual exchange of saliva, potentially passing on illnesses like brucellosis,...
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JUST SAYING
Joseph Muscat, as I have had occasion to point out, is quite a one for getting down with the youths. This means that he has to campaign in sound-bites and tweet-sized chunks, because otherwise, he'll lose their attention, given that the poor...
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Children of God?
Please forgive me if I'm wrong, but I'm going to assume that you're one of those people who don't give a hoot about same sex marriage. I'm also going to assume, that whilst you don't mind two consenting adults getting married...
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Church and politics: Take Two
My latest post “Towards a political church” caused quite a stir. Mixed with the comments there was quite a good dose of venom. Darnel was abundant, but wheat was not at all scarce. Most comments prove that whatever one writes,...
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SLIPPED IT
Given that the MLP’s chosen mode of communicating policy and position is by sound-bite, Facebook status or lists of desires that are called solutions (this disregard for the English language must be making Dr Johnson spin in his grave)...
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Size matters
YMCA Homeless and Celebrities for Kids organised the National Conference on Disadvantaged Children: Problems and Solutions. The roll-call was a veritable Who’s Who of people from various spheres directly or indirectly connected with...
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I'M NOT, BUT...
Lino Spiteri wrote a piece a few days ago bringing, in his own words, the current political situation into context. Referring to Joseph Muscat's canard that the situation now is comparable to 1981, which is as gross as saying that public...
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A victory worth talking about
April 1997 - Dr. Joe Mifsud, who at the time was a journalist (and is now a lawyer) issued a press release entitled Se Nibqa' Nghid il-Verità Akkost ta' Kollox. The press release referred to a journalistic investigation that...
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Towards a Political Church
The Church cannot be anything but a political church. It is a must for the Church to interest itself in the human person, her condition in society, justice, the distribution of wealth and power, the rights of present and future...
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ALEA "ACTA" EST
The blogosphere lit up recently when the news that there was to be a tightening-up of the law which would affect downloading hit the collective consciousness of the 'Net Warriors. Apparently, ACTA (and I really couldn't be fagged to look...
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Sacred Quotes; Sacred Cows?
It was one of the very first interviews I had ever conducted. The “famous person” was a friend of mine, so she came over to our house. I asked for her permission to switch on my audio cassette, to have a back-up for my...
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BLASTS FROM THE PAST
I'm accused of harping back to the past by the PL assorted Lil'Elves and Cheer-Leaderettes, but in truth, it ain't me, babe, it ain't me. Not only did Joseph Muscat wheel out Mintoff's mildly eccentric (for which read, Loony Left) daughter...
