Category: Society & Development

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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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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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Liberia’s Yellow Machine Saga: How Politicians Use Shining Objects to Fool Some People All the Time

To evaluate and appreciate if Liberia is making socio-economic progress, we must compare Liberia with other similarly situated countries, geographically, like West Africa/Africa, or with other developing countries. The constant comparison of UP with CDC (and vice versa) is an exercise in futility. There is no sense in continuously comparing “failure” to “failure”.

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The thing that US$13 billion couldn’t do; a commentary on Liberian leaders’ unfortunate dependence on foreign aid

The distilled wisdom of Dambisa Moyo, Moeletsi Mbeki, and Thandika Mkandawire, among others, rings hollow in Monrovia. The GOL policy remained unabashedly: abuse government resources (at home), steal as much as you can and go abroad and beg for aid. In more than twenty years, Liberian political elites have not changed this mindset.

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Why William V. S. Tubman Is Not Liberia’s Greatest President: A Rejoinder to Samuel D. Tweah Jr.

By Moses Zangar Jr. Samuel D. Tweah Jr.’s recent Facebook post extolling William V. S. Tubman as Liberia’s greatest president raises important points about Tubman’s legacy. However, it fails to critically examine the broader consequences of his policies and leadership. While Tubman’s presidency undeniably shaped Liberia’s trajectory, his record on economic policy, human rights, governance, and long-term development reveals significant flaws that challenge the claim of

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The National Security Agency is the vampire that is sucking Liberia dry—a rejoinder to Philipbert S. Browne 

by: Wonderr K. Freeman, CFCS, Attorney Recently, Mr. Philipbert S. Browne, a veteran Liberian journalist, wrote two lengthy Facebook posts—praising the National Security Agency (NSA) and justifying its multi-million-dollar budget. The titles of the two posts were: It is within the constitutional rights of Mr. Browne to post and possibly to make a living. His history of making a living that way is well documented. But

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