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The Diaspora Does Not Live Here — But Liberia Lives Through Them
President Joseph Boakai’s reported statement — “They don’t live here; we live here. We know what we want for our people” —…
Dr. Clarence R. Pearson, Sr
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The Danger of Twisting the Law: Opinion on Rep. Kolubah Expulsion
Liberia’s 1986 Constitution gives each chamber of the Legislature meaningful authority over its own internal affairs. Article 38 plainly says that each…
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Liberia’s Currency Must Not Become a Casual Policy Tool
In every economy, currency is more than paper. It is a public promise. It tells citizens that the state will manage value…
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“The Referee Must Be Neutral: Liberia’s NEC Nomination and the Test of Democratic Trust”
Recently, my attention has been drawn to developments concerning Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC), and the discussion about President Joseph Boakai’s preferment…
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Safeguarding Liberia’s Democracy: Why the National Elections Commission Must Be Above Political Suspicion
Liberia’s democracy is one of its greatest postwar achievements, and one of its most fragile. The country rebuilt its constitutional order after…
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From Memory to Repair: Why the U.N.’s Slavery Resolution Matters
On March 25, 2026, the United Nations General Assembly crossed a moral threshold that the international system had delayed for far too…
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The Erosion of Distinction: When Vague War Aims Put Civilian Survival at Risk
One of the most important achievements of the post-1945 legal order is the insistence that even war must have limits. International humanitarian…
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Protection, Not Prejudice: Understanding the Intent of Liberia’s Constitutional Citizenship Clause
Remarks of former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on citizenship ignite national debate. Few issues ignite debate in Liberia more quickly than the…
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Democracy at a Crossroads in Liberia: Why Liberians Still Believe in Elections — But Not in the Bodies That Administer Them
As Africa’s “super election year” unfolds, the newly released Afrobarometer 2026 Pan-Africa Profile illuminates a paradox at the heart of democratic aspirations…
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Liberia’s Capital Is Carrying the Weight of a War It Never Planned For
More than two decades after Liberia’s civil war formally ended, its most enduring consequences remain etched not in memorials, but in the…