Year: 2026

Musings of a Liberian nonconformist :
Politics & Elections, Regional & Global, ,

The Alliance of Sahel States must reread the history of dictatorships in Africa – and learn from it.

By Wonderr K. Freeman, Attorney, CFCS The Alliance of Sahel States must reread the history of dictatorships in Africa – and learn from it. By: Wonderr K. Freeman There is a particular kind of political blindness that afflicts men who seize power at gunpoint. It is the conviction that, somehow, they are different — that history’s long, blood-soaked catalogue of military rulers who overstayed their welcome,

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by D.Name.U.Know12 Min Reading
Law & Governance

Does a former Liberian president have immunity for corrupt acts done while in office?

A government failing to prosecute an ex-president for well documented grand theft and unbridled corruption under the guise of respecting “presidential immunity” is simply trying to cement a false narrative. This is not Liberian law and never has been.

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by D.Name.U.Know9 Min Reading
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‘On Behalf of the Book People’ Revisited: How George Weah’s Presidency Vindicated the Book People

George Weah was — and remains — the most beloved Liberian who has ever lived. His football career was a gift to a nation that had almost nothing else to be proud of during its darkest decades. That love was real and it was deserved. But love does not read a budget. Love does not detect a procurement fraud. Love does not protect a Central Bank from its own directors. Love alone does not compel compliance with the law

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by D.Name.U.Know15 Min Reading
Politics & Elections, Society & Development,

LAW MUST BE ABOVE POLITICS: A CONSTITUTIONAL ADVICE TO LIBERIA’S HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Guest Author: Tiawan Saye Gongloe The expulsion of Yekeh Kolubah for expressing a view on the Makona River boundary dispute is not merely an internal disciplinary action. It is a profound constitutional error—one that raises a fundamental question for our Republic: shall Liberia be governed by law, or by political emotion? At stake is not whether Hon. Kolubah was right or wrong. At stake is whether

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by D.Name.U.Know7 Min Reading
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Liberia’s USD18 Million Intelligence Windfall: How a Sprawling Intelligence Budget Is Institutionalizing Graft

The NSA Act of 2011, combined with the Liberian Constitution of 1986, the Public Financial Management Act of 2009, the General Auditing Commission Act of 2014, and the Code of Conduct Act of 2014, creates a legal architecture that fully prohibits unaccountable public spending. The ruling political class has chosen to ignore every instrument in it.

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by D.Name.U.Know9 Min Reading
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The Ministry of Yellow Machines is another unfortunate reminder that ex-President Sirleaf was right all along.  

So, having being President Sirleaf’s number two for twelve unbroken years, he was cocksure that ‘being President’ was an easy job. You get to boss ministers around, pocket corrupt wealth for you and your close family members, take credit for all the good things that happened in your administration and blame the opposition for all that goes wrong. To VP Boakai “being President” was a such an easy job.

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by D.Name.U.Know12 Min Reading

MUSINGS of a Liberian Nonconformist

Commentaries on Liberian Law, Governance, & Political Economy

“ It would be absurd, if Manes can live without Diogenes, but Diogenes cannot get on without Manes. ” Diogenes of Sinope, Greek Philosopher