Category: Politics & Society

Politics & Society

Allowing an Individual in “Legal Limbo” to Lead Our Elections is a Monumental Risk: The Case of Liberia’s NEC Chairperson

By: Wonderr K. Freeman, CFCS, Attorney     Originally Published in February 2023 Liberia votes come 2023. There are, ostensibly, many great speeches about the necessity of free and fair elections – from the opposition, as well as the ruling party. But in truth, free and fair election is a process – not an event. Those who are waiting for October 2023 to ensure free and fair elections

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The Unmasking of Joseph Nyumah Boakai: Ten Ways “Oldman”Boakai Showed He’s not a Leader – and Never Was 

By Wonderr K. Freeman, Attorney, CFCS      Originally Published in March 2023 Liberia is awash with talks about Joseph Nyumah Boakai’s pick of running mate. As the logic goes, once Mr. Boakai chooses his deputy, then the election is over. That’s the popular refrain, though pushed around without any “polling data” to back up this claim. I’m not one of those who think so. By the way,

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Law & Governance, Politics & Society

A Comparative Law Perspective on How to Defeat Liberia’s “Major Public Enemy”

By: Atty Wonderr Koryenen Freeman    Originally Published in March 2014 The United States Government (USG) Human Rights (HR) Report (2013) recently summed up a grim indictment of Liberia’s fight against corruption. According to the USG HR Report (2013), the Liberian Anti Corruption Commission (LACC), the Liberian Government lead agency in the war on graft, during the year (2013), “received 25 cases, investigated 23 cases, and recommended

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Political Economy, Politics & Society

Liberia has a system problem, but the failed politicians want to keep the country-congau debate going – A Critique of the Economic Governance System (Part 2)

By: Wonderr K. Freeman      Originally Published in August 2017 After getting a free pass from the ideologues and adherents of the country-congau divisive politicking, I feel absolutely vindicated and even bullish to move on to part two of my series on Liberia’s system problem. If Liberia is to progress as a nation, its system issues must be identified and addressed, head-on. Scapegoating, prevarications, and obfuscations will

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Politics & Society

Liberia has a system problem, but the failed politicians want to keep the country-congau debate going – A Critique of the Political Administration System (Part-1)

By Wonderr K. Freeman      Originally Published in August 2017 The country-congau chief ideologue, Jay wion, is not going to be a happy man after reading this article, because it makes so much sense he will not have an answer for it. Like Rip van Winkle JAY fell asleep in 1957, and just woke up in 2017. So he finds understanding the present-day Liberia too downright bizarre.

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Politics & Society,

On Behalf Of The “Book People”

By: Wonderr Freeman Originally Published in October 25, 2004 If all the degree holders were to conglomerate in one locality or in one building, I should consider myself fit enough to be a proud gatekeeper, knowing fully well that the degree I have earned is still further down the ladder. Furthermore, it should be considered no disrespect to the bigwigs amongst the “book people” if I

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