Josanne Cassar | Opinion column

Violent adolescents: We need level heads, not knee-jerk reactions

December 10, 2025 | No comments

When a 14-year-old boy stabs one of his classmates multiple times at 8am before school starts, it is understandable that the reaction will be one of shock and horror. And, inevitably and unsurprisingly, because the aggressor was Libyan (as was the victim) the first immediate response will carry racist overtones.

Parental roles in 2025 – has anything changed?

December 3, 2025 | No comments

This week the debate has continued on why the Maltese birth rate is so low and why so many couples are thinking twice about having children at all, or stopping at one or, at the most, two.

What ‘Celebrity Traitors’ can teach us about group think and human behaviour

November 26, 2025 | No comments

Those who watched the recent series Celebrity Traitors on BBC will know what I am talking about, but for those who didn’t, here is a recap of this reality show with a difference.

Adjusting to the reality of a multicultural world

November 16, 2025 | No comments

The minute New York mayor Zohran Mamdani was elected on the Democratic ticket, social media was awash with an ugly backlash from certain quarters.

Money cannot fix everything, sometimes you need real solutions

November 4, 2025 | No comments

We have just been regaled with a Budget which promises to fix everything that is wrong in the country with the usual habit of throwing money at the problem.

Condominium administrators, unprotected landlords and laws with loopholes

October 31, 2025 | No comments

The Condominium Act which was introduced in 2001 obliged owners in blocks of more than three apartments to appoint a Condominium Administrator.

A four-day week sounds good on paper, but in practice?

October 23, 2025 | No comments

The new PN leader Alex Borg’s proposal for a four day week sounds great on paper. If it’s implemented, employees could officially start their weekend on a Friday (for example) which would lessen the stress of trying to cram errands and chores into 2 days.

It won’t hurt you to bite your tongue

October 13, 2025 | No comments

There are tragedies which strike at the very core of the entire nation, and over this last week, we had not one, but two such tragedies.

Low fertility rate: maybe the scholastic calendar needs changing

October 9, 2025 | No comments

Since the report came out about our low fertility rate, I have read a number of theories by various people to try and explain why many couples are opting to have one or maybe two children the most. Having three children these days is considered a ‘big’ family.

Obscene wealth vs. struggling to make ends meet

October 1, 2025 | No comments

“What we are witnessing right now, right before our eyes is the rise of two very separate and distinct Americas, one for the billionaire class and one for everybody else. In one America the richest people are becoming obscenely richer and have never ever had it so good.