Is Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf a war criminal?
The Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission doesn’t quite say yes…but it does say that perhaps the much-lauded president of the new Liberia has more…
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"L'chaim," Charles Taylor says. "Well, mine anyway."
Ten-gallon-hat tip to Wronging Rights for this Gem of the Week. I embellish it in obvoius ways: “Former Liberian president Charles Taylor, on trial…
Read MoreTop 10 Sad Things the Palin-Letterman Controversy Says about America
I had a nice little list going, centered on the most outrageous element of all: a form letter for anti-Letterman protestors–egged on, in spirit…
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Letterman Protest Misses Real Rape Crisis
By the time the crowd gathers outside David Letterman’s studio today, it will be midnight in Iran, and hundreds of thousands of citizens who…
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Peacebuliding: A Comprehensive Report
So you wanna help Africa? Here's how. (Hint: It only takes $10. But you gotta be fast.)
Some of you might remember my series on grassroots reconciliation in Sierra Leone. Fambul Tok is a local program in every sense–started by a…
Read MoreSwine flu vs. meningitis: What's your (editorial) choice?
The U.S. media are all over the swine flu outbreak. It started in Mexico, killed over 150 people there, and has been documented in…
Read MoreWhile we're on courts…a trip back to Sierra Leone
Where earlier this week three members of the Revolutionary United Front were convicted of all kinds of Awful Stuff. The RUF is rebel group…
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For Fufu in Freetown, This Diner’s the Place
You might not recognize Sadia Pratt in the early morning. She wears a long house dress and an apron, orange in places where palm…
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A Sierra Leonean Designer Redefines African Couture
If she were still in New York or Paris – anywhere but here, really – Adama Kargbo would be wearing striped socks that reach…
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