Partial Law
I was almost tempted to waste another article dissecting
Jacques René Zammit
February 15, 2021 07:40
Another fall for Malta in The Economist’s 2020 Democracy Index
Malta has yet again plummeted to an all-time low
Joanna Demarco
February 5, 2021 11:00
The hill we climb
Young Amanda Gorman delivered a magnificent speech at President
Jacques René Zammit
January 25, 2021 07:50
Am I next?
The language of violence has increased at an alarming
Isabelle Vella Gregory
January 23, 2021 09:03
The first sign of corruption
Georges Bernanos (1888-1948): ‘The first sign of corruption in
Ranier Fsadni
January 17, 2021 07:46
Did they even read their own law?
The Department of Information (DOI) has refused to give
Ryan Murdock
January 15, 2021 07:23
The democracy of knowledge
If you have never read Alexis de Tocqueville’s ‘Democracy
Jacques René Zammit
January 11, 2021 09:06
The politics of anger 
Maybe Aristotle was the first philosopher to say that,
Ranier Fsadni
January 10, 2021 09:50
Of education and demagoguery
“Democracy implies election of the corrupt few by the
Kevin Cassar
December 16, 2020 03:57
A moment that deserves to last
There’s no hyperbole in saying that what happened last
Mark Anthony Falzon
November 24, 2020 06:44
Malta’s top artists unite behind The Shift, art exhibition launched
Occasionally, a passing comment unexpectedly grows and develops into
Caroline Muscat
November 21, 2020 11:10
The light of a new dawn
It is The Shift’s third anniversary. It was born
Caroline Muscat
November 12, 2020 09:54
The power of our example
The world breathed a sigh of relief on Saturday
Jacques René Zammit
November 9, 2020 08:22
WATCH: ‘When they come undone’
Daphne Caruana Galizia did not give up despite the
The Shift Team
October 16, 2020 19:20
Breaking news shouldn’t break us
“It is institutions that help preserve decency. They need
Elizabeth De Gaetano
September 26, 2020 08:58
Stock replies bingo 
When former prime minister Joseph Muscat was asked to
Elizabeth De Gaetano
July 19, 2020 18:15
Dear Joe, we’ve seen this before
“The whole bunch of them should resign en masse.
Elizabeth De Gaetano
July 1, 2020 09:20
Labour’s Church of Victimology
“Don’t blame the victim”. Finance Minister Edward Scicluna’s comments
Jacques René Zammit
June 29, 2020 08:43
Labour’s moral compass
At 5am this morning, Evarist Bartolo uploaded another post
Ranier Fsadni
June 21, 2020 07:41
Turning a blind eye
Tuesday 14 September 1993. This is the moment I
Julia Baldock
June 17, 2020 13:04
Věra Jourová stresses importance of journalism amid COVID-19 ‘infodemic’
The unprecedented “infodemic” that emerged during the pandemic has
Joanna Demarco
June 9, 2020 10:30
Politicians hold ‘disproportionate authority’ over public professionals
A public policy professor has warned of the disproportionate authority
Joanna Demarco
May 30, 2020 09:09
Opposition and civil society raise the stakes on rule of law reforms
In a move that raises the stakes on rule
Victor Paul Borg
May 21, 2020 07:24
Rule of law reforms reflect Prime Minister’s reluctance to shift power
If first impressions count, then the first impression of
Victor Paul Borg
May 18, 2020 07:06
A hierarchy of rights 
In many places across the world, we are witnessing
Jacques René Zammit
May 4, 2020 08:30
Media bailout: a poisoned chalice
The ‘independent media’ in Malta is asking our government
Tom Welch
March 28, 2020 06:07
The consequence of Joseph Muscat
Since Joseph Muscat came to power in 2013, with
Joe Azzopardi
March 26, 2020 08:40
Joseph Muscat’s legacy
“We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great
Joe Azzopardi
March 14, 2020 08:50
‘Some are more equal than others’
Four years ago, Evarist Bartolo, then Education Minister, compared
Andre Delicata
March 13, 2020 06:39
The truth about Truth
On the first morning of his presidency, Donald Trump
Andre Delicata
February 28, 2020 05:35

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