• Decolonize Our Justice System


    I get a warm and fuzzy feeling when I attend graduation ceremonies, something I have done twice a year, for thirty years now.   They are warmer and fuzzier when they …

  • Clarifying Shabait’s Clarification RE Commission Ruling


    In an article entitled "To Clarify Our Understanding,"the Eritrean "Editorial Board of Newspapers" adds further confusion to people's understanding on the origins of the Eritrea-Ethiopia border conflict of 1998-2000; questions …

  • The Horseshoeing of Eritrean Politics


    Politics is a line, a continuum, where the far right and far left are far apart on every issue.  No, politics resembles more like a horseshoe than a line, argued …

  • Testifying for Tes: A Life Well-Lived


    There is a traditional Tigrina blues song, repackaged in the 1970s, which narrates the story of Neguse, wedi degiat Geretsadek, from Areza, from the 1800s.   It has many memorable lines, …

  • የቀንየለይ ትስፉው ተስፋልደት!


    ተስፋልደት ኣለም መሓረና ዓሪፉ ምስ ሰማዕኩ ክልተ ነገር ኣሰንቢዱኒ። እቲ ሓደ ህይወቱ ምሕላፋ። ኣምላኽ ኣብ የማናይ ክንፉ ይቀበሎ። እቲ ካልኣይ ግን ጣዕሳይ ዝፈጠሮ ስንባደ - ውሽጠይ ኢዩ። ንተስፋልደት ብኣካል ይኹን ብቴሌፎን …

  • Of Honey and Vinegar: US-Eritrea Integrated Country Strategy


    According to the US Department of State, the "four-year strategy that articulates the U.S. priorities in a given country" is referred to as the Integrated Country Strategy (ICS). It is …