Commentary
A Statement of Appreciation to the Esteemed Leadership, The Gallant Armed Forces, and The Resilient People of The Federal Republic of Nigeria (A Perspective)
May I, on behalf of the people of the Republic of Liberia, express our deepest and most heartfelt gratitude to the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the monumental sacrifices...
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The “Rescue Mission” Is A Politics of Ressentiment!
What was marketed to the Liberian people under the deceptive name and style of the “Rescue Mission” has now revealed its true character. It...
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The Cost of Economic Misinformation: A Narrative on Civic Literacy and National Development in Liberia
Hon. Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan — Finance and Development Planning Minister, in a May 20, 2026 interview on the Liberia Broadcasting System's Super Morning Show,...
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A Debt of Gratitude: Liberia’s Youth and the Restoration of Sanity by the Liberia National Police
“Liberia's debt of gratitude to its national security apparatus must be repaid not with political promises, but with every institution that protects the nation's...
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Liberia’s Democratic Future Requires Competent, Principled, and Diplomatically Prepared Leadership
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai — competent and principled public service“I believe serving at the highest level is an obligation; it means that through you,...
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A Billion-Dollar Budget Is Not a Billion-Dollar Economy
Liberia should welcome stronger revenue collection—but celebrating taxation without transforming the economy risks mistaking the government’s growing wallet for the prosperity of its people.
By...
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Competence, Not Gender Sympathy, Must Guide Liberia’s Political Appointments and Elections
“Liberia must judge political leaders by competence, integrity, and results—not by gender-based sympathy.”
"Gender should never be a substitute for competence; Liberia deserves leaders chosen...
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From Criticism to Constructive Competition: The Case for a Liberian National Political Dialogue
“From Criticism to Constructive Competition: Liberia must graduate from a politics in which every disagreement becomes a battle to a democracy in which every...
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Our Priority: A Case for Unity, Development, and People-Centered Governance in Liberia
“Liberia does not need politics that merely defeat opponents; it needs leadership that defeats poverty, division, corruption, exclusion, and underdevelopment. The true measure of...
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Taxation by Default: A former Assistant Commissioner for Tax Policy examines how currency depreciation quietly increased the tax burden on US-dollar earners—and how the...
How a falling currency raised personal income taxes without an act of the Legislature
If you earn United States dollars in Liberia, your income tax...
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Stanton Witherspoon Is Free But How Can a Man Who Never Went to Prison Have His 41-Month Sentence Reduced to “Time Served”?
The extraordinary journey from a 41-month federal prison sentence to freedom — and why what happened in that Florida courtroom may matter far beyond Stanton Witherspoon himself.
For almost three years, Stanton Witherspoon lived with a 41-month federal prison sentence hanging over him.
By Derek M. Moore, contributing writer
He had pleaded...