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There is a rude Maltese expression that I doubt has a long historic pedigree but which has become part of popular usage. It involves a zoological appreciation of the natural impossibility that would be cross-breeding a pachyderm and a member of the gryllidae family using nothing more than a great deal of patience and a…
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This article and accompanying Bertoon are published in today’s edition of The Malta Independent on Sunday. There are days when no matter how much I try, I fail to find a topic that will serve to meld together the little fragments of information of the past week. In such cases I tend to roll my…
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The new law intended to regulate gambling is currently being debated in parliament. J’accuse has often taken a stand criticising the hypocritical policy approach towards gambling taken by government. On the one hand it attempts to attract the investment of internet gaming companies (and ancillary revenues) and on the other it stands on the moral…
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The Hollywood film is quite crap (just stick to the trailer – all the good jokes are there). It’s about a car salesman who would sell the devil his own trident. I am sure that in Malta we could boast many of these but I have rarely come across a funnier advert than this one.…
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Wankellectuals of the world unite! They’ve woken up and sniffed a vacuum. And they will battle to fill/void it in their very special way. The progressive intellectuals of New Labour started it, they did. Here is maltastar.com speaking of new “think tank” IDEAT that was probably the result of cell mitosis at Labour HQ. Coming…
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There is nothing that surpasses ruling with benevolence. However, to put into practice enough benevolent governing to rule the country is difficult. To do this lukewarmly would result in neglect. If governing with benevolence is difficult, then it is best to govern strictly. To govern strictly mans to be strict before things have arisen, and to…