All The Monitor's View
AI can have values if not a conscienceThe author of ‘Frankenstein’ started us on a long path to steer new technologies to a higher good.
EU’s migrant plan is about more than migrantsThe plan aims to relocate migrants in ways that both help them and relieve pressure from Europe’s anti-migrant parties. It will also assist the EU in rediscovering its reasons for unity.
How to use Justice Kennedy’s legacy in picking his replacementThe nation’s intense battles over Supreme Court nominees could use a few lessons from the retiring justice’s main theme: dignity.
Shifting views of seniors: less burden, more assetThe average age of Americans may be rising and creating financial worries for younger workers, but also rising are expectations of what the senior years can really mean.
Extending compassion beyond migrant kidsThe outcry over family separation at the border has sparked a rise in help for the migrant children. Now that concern can be broadened to include other children in the US also taken from parents in legal difficulty.
Is love a winning message for Ethiopia?A new prime minister, even in the face of a brutal attack, preaches ‘love wins’ to a country in need of a new political narrative.
A nonviolent movement challenges Pakistan’s militarySince January, peaceful protests against military abuses of civilian minorities have emboldened others to challenge the Army’s grip on democracy.
Why nations are not alone in fighting graftDespite its faltering steps against corruption, Romania shows how foreign support and pressure can bring progress toward clean governance.
After a long war, Colombia embraces peace at the ballot boxThe election of a new president after a 2016 peace pact was marked with historic firsts that can help reconcile Colombians.
In immigrant detention, a role for childrenBeneath the moral debate over Trump’s actions on the children of detained immigrants lies a potential to see their innocence as common ground.
The high court’s hint on partisan gerrymanderingIndividual voters must first show how such party-driven redistricting harms them, the justices ruled, which calls for voters themselves to cooperate in this very partisan age to end the practice.
Clues of peace in AfghanistanA declared cease-fire by each side, a peace march, and other steps hint that both the Taliban and the government are reacting to a new public mood for a political settlement.
A model of peace to help end Yemen’s warAmid the country’s fighting and humanitarian crisis, one province has become both a sanctuary and an example of what a peaceful Yemen could look like.
Why Russians may bare their teeth at the World CupAs host to the soccer tournament, Russia hopes to not only spruce up its image but teach new habits to its people, such as smiling in public. Mega sporting events have a way of universalizing the best in humanity.
A summit that may pop fear in North KoreaNorth Koreans saw their leader meeting an archenemy and touting the glories of Singapore’s economy. Kim Jong-un might have unleashed expectations that his dictatorship cannot control.
The source of Jordan’s river of discontentA week of protests has rattled both the Hashemite kingdom and the Middle East, in large part because young people focused on an Arab style of favoritism in government and business. A cultural shift against ‘wasta’ may have begun.
The power of truth-telling about VenezuelaAfter a sham election in Venezuela, most Latin American nations vote to declare the Maduro regime illegitimate. Their moral courage may translate into bolder steps for a solution.
Advice from the ants about grasshopper companiesA major business group calls for executives to practice more patience toward a company’s long-term value and ignore ‘quarterly capitalism.’
Why North Korea may be primed for a dealFew other countries carry such a heavy burden in military spending. Perhaps Kim Jong-un wants to join a global trend in curbing costs on armed personnel and weapons.
The high court’s ruling against anti-religion biasThe Supreme Court avoided a ruling on gay rights in order to first deal with a Colorado commission’s antipathy toward the religious views of a baker who discriminated against a same-sex couple. Motives do matter.
