Letter From Saclepea

By Musa Hassan Bility This week brings me to a solemn reflection on where our politics has gone and, more importantly, on the dangerous direction this Government is deliberately pushing our national discourse. For the last several…

This week, my attention has been drawn to the ongoing discussions surrounding recruitment into our Air Force. As I reflect on this, I am compelled to speak plainly, because what we are witnessing is not just a policy conversation,…

By Musa Hasssan Bility There are moments in public service when one must pause, reflect, and ask difficult questions, not of others first, but of oneself and one’s own institution. This is one of those moments. In recent days, I…

There are nights in this country that should make every leader ashamed.Nights when a little girl, no older than ten, lies awake in fear because the world that was supposed to protect her has instead wounded her. Nights when a child,…

By Musa Hassan Bility There are times in the life of a nation when concern is no longer enough. There are times when a citizen, a lawmaker, and a patriot must admit that what lies ahead is frightening. This is one of those times. …

By Musa Bility Last week, while I was in Europe, seated at a breakfast table in the middle of a business discussion, my phone rang. On the other end was news from home, from Saclepea. The message was simple, but it struck me with the…

By Musa Hassan Bility Written from Europe There are moments in history when a people feel something stir again quietly at first, then unmistakably. A feeling long buried under disappointment, betrayal, and silence. A feeling that…

 By Rep. Musa Hassan Bility There are moments in a nation’s life when silence becomes dangerous. When what we fail to say begins to shape what we eventually become. This week, I find myself reflecting not on what Liberia is doing,…

By Musa Hassan Bility This week I want to reflect on an important development unfolding along the border between Liberia and Guinea in Lofa County. On the surface it appears to be a simple border dispute. But beneath the surface lies a…

Politics, Truth, and the Mind of the Ordinary Liberian By Musa Hassan Bility There is a troubling habit in our politics, one that I have struggled with for many years. It is the habit of abandoning the truth simply because one sits…