Michael Grech

About Michael Grech

teaches philosophy at the Junior College of the University of Malta. He writes sporadically in local newspapers.

Standing Up for the Environment: Are We Doing It Right?

August 20, 2019 by Michael Grech Leave a Comment

‘Environmentalism’ is about our wellbeing and living well together. Hence, rather than some abstract moral obligation that only ‘the better’ of us are able to uphold, environmentalism is about recognizing our common interests and acting upon them.

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The Holy Meritocracy: the Great Delusion

July 25, 2019 by Michael Grech Leave a Comment

Meritocracy tends to whitewash injustice, promote inequality, and make victims appear as undeserving and, therefore, guilty of their wretched situation.

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Malta’s Language Puzzle: Malti vs English

April 25, 2019 by Michael Grech 1 Comment

Malta’s language question has been a subject of an ongoing debate for over a century. Today, our native tongue might be appropriated for some sinister purposes. How can we support the use of the Maltese language while not letting it become a tool of xenophobia and racial exclusion?

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Five Myths About Marx

March 13, 2019 by Michael Grech Leave a Comment

Contrary to persisting myths, Marx’s work was not a bigoted crusade against the capitalist world he lived in: in fact, he thought that capitalist society was a step ahead of the feudal one and was a necessary precondition for socialism.

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Why the EU Is Mishandling Brexit

December 9, 2018 by Michael Grech Leave a Comment

To win its battle of Britain, the EU must undergo a process to regain trust of the Brexit voters so that they will advocate Britain to rejoin the EU for the very same reasons that led them to pin their hopes to it some 30 years ago.

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