The Washington Post’s slogan, ‘Democracy dies in darkness,” is a good start, but a more populist appeal might be more effective: What are the politicians hiding from you? What do they not want you to know? Have they forgotten they work for you? Once that point is made, there will[Read More…]
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New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: In Defense Of Law And Morality
Lawyers must stand up for what is true, what is honorable, what is right, what is pure, what is of good repute, what is excellent and worthy of praise, this is the transcendent essence of the lawyers’ oath. When judges and lawyers hesitate to do the right thing for fear[Read More…]
Banjul Letter With Njundu Drammeh: The Vices Are In Politicians, Not Politics
The story is told of an elderly woman and a younger one who were passing by a cemetery. On a tombstone was written the epitaph “Here lies John, a Politician and an Honest Man”. The elderly woman turned to her companion and, with consternation and opprobrium in her voice, said[Read More…]
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