COLUMNISTS

By Robert Howse and Ruti Teitel Deal with Assad in international courts, not with military power As President Barack Obama made the case for military intervention by the United States in response to the Syrian government’s use of chemical weapons, Americans and many others around the world were asking what …

By Kavuma-Kaggwa Every year, when the Baganda celebrate the restoration of their kingdom, the recall the role of Prince Badru Kakungulu The newly appointed Prime Minister of Buganda kingdom, Katikiro Charles Peter Mayiga deserves praise for visiting places of worship after his appointment in the high post by the Kabaka …

By Carol Graham Americans pride in their country’s status as the land of opportunity is under threat The United States has long been viewed as the “land of opportunity,” where those who work hard get ahead. Belief in this fundamental feature of America’s national identity has persisted, even though inequality …

By Bob Kasango We should never let our ideological differences and inclinations come in the way of our professional disagreements It’s not the rule of law, it’s the rule of lawyers: That’s the central message conveyed by the Uganda Law Society’s suspension of the Attorney General’s membership and the award …

By Andrew M. Mwenda How Gen. Sejusa has, through a series of letters, proven to be much less than what I always expected of him I read with disappointment a letter allegedly written by Uganda’s former coordinator of intelligence services, Gen. David Sejusa aka Tinyefuza, in late August in which …

By Silver Bugingo It’s ironical that instead of paying attention to ICGLR peace negotiations with M23, ,  Kinshasa looks to SADC All laws governing bilateral relations among sovereign states are premised on the standard principle of reciprocity, which states that: “Favours, benefits, or penalties that are granted by one state to the citizens or …

By Naomi Wolf Where they burn books – or smash computer hard drives, one might add – soon they will burn people The ordeal of David Miranda – the partner of Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald detained at London’s Heathrow Airport, interrogated for nine hours, and forced to surrender his electronic …

By Esther Dyson Does his purchase of the Washington Post reveal an appreciation for journalism in a market of commercialised media? My very first serious job was as a fact-checker for Forbes magazine (now mostly a laissez-faire collection of blogs). I consider fact-checkers to be the altar boys of journalism. …

By Morris DC Komakech New politicians in NRM should never forget they are picked for public relations purposes The prospect of having former vice president Gilbert Bukenya contesting in the 2016 general elections as presidential candidate has generated comical sentiments. My area Member of Parliament, Otto Odonga (Aruu County) was …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Why Obama’s proposed military strike against the government of Assad is likely to make a bad situation worse President Barack Obama’s decision on a military strike against Syria demonstrates the triumph of politics over policy, fear over reason and tactics over strategy. Obama had drawn a …