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Follow The Law on The Books, Then Ask What the Tape Actually Proves

Liberia, Aug. 31 -- Liberia's Constitution and Penal Code already say what should happen to a secretly recorded conversation. A precedent set in one courtroom this year should not quietly rewrite that... Read More


Kashmir Beyond Real Estate

Srinagar, Aug. 31 -- Kashmir's historic buildings belong in the public policy debate as cultural assets, rather than being treated mainly as private property. Old mosques, shrines, homes, bazaars and... Read More


The Case Liberia Cannot Afford to Lose Twice

Liberia, Aug. 28 -- Part Two of FrontPageAfrica's series raised two warnings in one breath: that justice is moving at different speeds for different Liberians, and that the evidence behind this summer... Read More


The Srinagar Test

Srinagar, Aug. 28 -- Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi's decision to quit the National Conference and the Lok Sabha on November 3 has turned a party dispute into a bigger question: who speaks for urban Kashmir,... Read More


A City Held Hostage by Traffic

Srinagar, Aug. 27 -- Srinagar has turned congestion into an economic expense, and the bill is becoming far too large to ignore. A University of Kashmir study estimates that traffic jams on six major ... Read More


The Ship We Couldn't Catch Was Never Just About A Ship

Liberia, Aug. 27 -- Part One of this newspaper's series on Liberia's cocaine reckoning was not really a story about a vessel, a stash house, or even a former Vice President. It was a story about how m... Read More


The Flag Asks for Courage and Purity; This Year, Liberia Owes it Both

Liberia, Aug. 25 -- One hundred and seventy-nine years ago, seven women stitched a promise into cloth. This Flag Day, as a former Vice President stands charged and a police chief's own claims go unans... Read More


Kashmir's Milad Tradition

Srinagar, Aug. 25 -- Eid Milad-un-Nabi is one of the rare occasions when Kashmir gathers around a shared memory with such force that faith becomes part of the valley's public life. The occasion marks... Read More


Eyeing Global Markets

Srinagar, Aug. 24 -- Kashmir's startup story has reached a point where ambition alone is no longer enough. Young founders have ideas, technical skills and access to tools that can take a business well... Read More


The Test Isn't Jewel Howard-Taylor's Arrest. It's Who's Arrested Next

Liberia, Aug. 20 -- Arresting a former Vice President took courage. Arresting the serving officers and officials still linked to the same network will take something harder: a willingness to point the... Read More