Tag: robert abela

• Why do I need to learn these?

  

  How many times have we heard it from our children? What is the point of Religion in our syllabus? Of Literature, history, art, music, drama, geography… I am not going to avoid being called a nerd after today. Heck, let’s just do away with them. After all, the MEA  (Malta Employers Association for those not…

  crowrider1990

  April 18, 2022

  education

  bernard grech, education, malta, maltese politics, neoliberalism, partit laburista, partit nazzjonalista, pl, pn, political commentary, politics, robert abela, social justice, social perspective, socialism

• The Gender Fender Bender Defender

  

  The neoliberalist quota scratch strikes again!

  crowrider1990

  April 13, 2022

  politics

  antifeminism, bernard grech, feminism, gender bias, gender quota, malta, maltese politics, mechanism, neoliberalism, partit laburista, partit nazzjonalista, pl, pn, political commentary, politics, quota, robert abela, sexism

• Size Matters, or the Motion of the Ocean?

  

  Why does parliamentary size matter?

  crowrider1990

  April 13, 2022

  politics

  bernard grech, constitution, malta, maltese constitution, maltese parliament, maltese politics, maltese republic, parliament, partit laburista, partit nazzjonalista, pl, pn, political commentary, political spectrum, politics, robert abela, size

• Putting up a Front

  

  Huh….?

  crowrider1990

  April 12, 2022

  politics

  adpd, architecture, arnold cassola, bernard grech, democracy, malta, maltese politics, partit laburista, partit nazzjonalista, pl, pn, political commentary, politics, robert abela, third party

• Politics of Confrontation

  

  Evil is not in confrontation but in forcing sameness and manufacturing consent. Why?

  crowrider1990

  April 10, 2022

  education, politics, Uncategorized

  bernard grech, capitalism, colonialism, leftist, malta, maltese politics, neoliberalism, partit laburista, partit nazzjonalista, pl, pn, political commentary, politics, rightist, robert abela, socialism

• An Open Letter to the Minister for Education

  

  An Open Letter and Rallying Call for a More Inclusive and Rational Mode of Education

  crowrider1990

  April 9, 2022

  education, Uncategorized

  bernard grech, clifton grima, department of education, education, malta, malta union of teachers, maltese politics, minister of education, mut, partit laburista, partit nazzjonalista, pl, pn, political commentary, politics, robert abela, union of professional educators, upe

• L-Aqwa Żmien and the End of History

  

  Time to put some tinder on the other fire, I guess….

  crowrider1990

  April 8, 2022

  politics

  bernard grech, covid19, francis fukuyama, joseph muscat, l-aqwa zmien, malta, maltese politics, pandemic, partit laburista, partit nazzjonalista, pn, political commentary, politics, robert abela, the end of history

• Malta Blues….

  

  I am bound to have a few ugly looks after this…but I invite critical discourse on reflection about things we cling to, any day of the week.

  crowrider1990

  April 7, 2022

  politics

  bernard grech, malta, maltese politics, partit laburista, partit nazzjonalista, pl, pn, political commentary, politics, robert abela

• “Ix-Xogħol Salmura Tal-Ġisem.”

  

  The Crow tackles the culture of overwork and neoliberal rhetoric….

  crowrider1990

  April 6, 2022

  Uncategorized

  bernard grech, malta, maltese politics, partit laburista, partit nazzjonalista, pl, pn, political commentary, politics, robert abela

• “Sicut In Coelo Et In Terra…”

  

  I identify as a Catholic. As a Catholic, it was somewhat of a joy to see how enthusiastic a country which is growing steadily more secular was with participating in the Pope’s visit, even one week after the country was so divided. I found myself thinking “the Church is alive in Malta.” But I found…

  crowrider1990

  April 5, 2022

  Uncategorized

  adpd, adrian delia, bernard grech, carmel cacopardo, critical thinking, education, illegal immigrants, immigration, inclusion, malta, maltese politics, mercyfaith, multiculturalism, neoliberalism, papal visit, partit laburista, partit nazzjonalista, peppi azzopardi, pn, politics, pope francis, religion, religiosity, rhetoric, robert abela, schism, simon busuttil, xarabank