All From the Editors
CommentaryCoronavirus versus connectionTo me, this unprecedented moment of enforced physical isolation has only underscored the mutual power and connection we share.
CommentaryThe Amazon you don’t knowIf we let stereotypes guide our thinking, we might think Brazilian ranchers are interested only in their crops or cows. But the truth is more complex.
CommentaryA different kind of guidance counselorIt is widely accepted that perhaps the most powerful form of charity today is mentoring children and teens in underprivileged communities.
CommentaryHow one Monitor friend shook a countrySince Chol Duang returned to South Sudan from the U.S., there had been questions. What did you learn in America? Are you a spy?
CommentaryA man for all seasonsWhy did we write a cover story on centenarian statesman George Shultz in 2020? It’s simple. He’s a builder – someone who searches for solutions.
CommentaryCultural approbationHas author Jeanine Cummins opened the subject of Mexican immigration to her readers? Or has the publishing industry overlooked writers of color again?
CommentaryTwo out of 120,000The aim of the nonprofit House of Renewed Hope is to help those who have been unjustly imprisoned and to work to reform the justice system.
CommentaryAustralia’s fiery trialFor Australia and its American eco-twin, California, a realization is dawning. A warming world requires new thinking – or, perhaps, very old thinking.
CommentaryThe American dream, rezonedA rising generation of Americans wants to live differently – more “European,” you might say – but they have to change the rules of U.S. housing first.
CommentaryReplacing despair with hope in rural AmericaChrista Case Bryant’s cover story on Estonia’s efforts to foil Russian hackers is a study on alertness. And I introduce the authors of “Tightrope.”
CommentaryHow we see climate scienceAt this point, peer-reviewed science points to a significant and accelerating human impact on the climate. But catastrophe need not be inevitable.
CommentaryAll God’s creaturesWild horse populations are stressing the American West, yet the simplest solution – sending them to slaughterhouses – is, for many, abhorrent.
CommentaryThe power of thinking differentlyThe first step to positive change is simply being willing to do something differently. And sometimes, that first step can be the hardest step of all.
CommentaryOK, ChristmasJust like every other generation, millennials are figuring out life out on the fly. And they’re looking for something authentic to anchor themselves.
CommentaryA ‘Blueprint’ for better politicsDr. Nicholas Christakis’ research suggests that humans are hard-wired with a “social suite” including love and teaching – an innate desire to connect.
CommentaryWho is your ‘them’?Politics fizzes and fractures along countless different lines. But democratic systems are really about finding where the “us” is on all those axes.
CommentaryFigure out your entire life now, pleaseAfter graduating college, you’re supposed to be thoughtful, try new things, and explore this astonishing world. But that can be a terrifying prospect.
CommentaryMy AfghanistanNo reporting assignment has left more of an impression than the three trips I made to Afghanistan from 2006 to 2009.
CommentaryA Monitor ThanksgivingWhy, despite all the hassle, do we love holidays? If we do it right, we’re putting others first, so we'd like to say "Thank you" to our readers.
CommentaryThe ‘quiet fire’ of a Monitor readerI want to acquaint you with thinkers who are wrestling with issues close to the Monitor’s heart. First up: activist and minister Duncan Newcomer.
