Editorials

LIBERIA JOINS THE rest of the world each year in observing Mother’s Day — a solemn and emotional occasion dedicated to honoring mothers for their immeasurable sacrifices, endurance, patience, and unconditional love. Across homes, churches,…

LIBERIA’S ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN is entering dangerous territory. What began as a nationally applauded promise to confront corruption and dismantle impunity is increasingly colliding with a growing public perception that state…

WE STRONGLY AND unequivocally condemn the barbaric, shameful, and deeply disturbing incident in which a woman was allegedly stripped naked by a mob at Red Light last week No grievance, accusation, disagreement, or moral judgment, real or…

THERE IS PERHAPS no greater test of a nation’s seriousness about fighting corruption than its willingness to protect those brave enough to expose it. Laws alone do not fight corruption. Speeches do not fight corruption. Conferences…

LIBERIA IS DRIFTING into a dangerous zone—one where policy inconsistency, legal ambiguity, and executive overreach are beginning to erode the very foundation upon which investor confidence rests. And if this trajectory is not…

LIBERIA’S LONG-DELAYED quest for justice for the atrocities of its civil wars stands again at a defining crossroads. The establishment of the Office for the Establishment of the War and Economic Crimes Court (OWECC-L) was never…

LIBERIA’S HARD-WON DEMOCRACY stands today at a troubling intersection; it demands reflection, restraint, and principled leadership. Mounting reports of a growing crackdown on dissenting voices within the National Legislature—particularly…

THE UNFOLDING SAGA surrounding the expulsion of Representative Yekeh Kolubah has placed the very foundation of Liberia’s constitutional democracy under an unforgiving spotlight. At the heart of this crisis is not merely a political…

THERE ARE MOMENTS in the life of a nation when decisions that appear administrative on paper take on a weight far beyond procedure. Liberia is now standing in one of those moments. The question before the country is not merely who leads…

GRADUATION CEREMONIES IN Liberia have increasingly become moments of national symbolism—staged with color, pride, and declarations of hope. Yet beneath the gowns and applause lies a harder truth that must no longer be ignored: the country…