Libraries in Liberia!
Well, law libraries anyway. Yesterday, Glenna Gordon and I went to what we’re pretty sure is all of them — there are four, actually,…
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Kicking off the Pulitzer Center project
I’ve landed in Monrovia, resisting the temptation to become even the cutest kid’s mom, and I’m about to dive into an overpacked month of…
Read MoreOh, what a small, interconnected world
The wonderful Glenna Gordon was doing her internet thing in Monrovia today, when a man named Lincoln came over and introduced himself. He had…
Read MoreOf warlords, Judaism, and cell phone porn
Glenna Gordon has an impressive exclusive in Foreign Policy today, an interview with Liberian warlord-turned-senator Prince Johnson. One of my favorite parts of the…
Read MoreIs 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…
Read More"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…
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