Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

President Biden’s controversial political fundraiser on Wednesday included what appeared to be a critique of Giorgia Meloni’s election victory in Italy. During his speech at the Democratic Governors ...

U.S. Sen. Todd Young listens during Indiana's oath of office ceremony Jan. 9, 2023, at the Indiana Statehouse. Hoosiers Young and Gov. Eric Holcomb, on the left, are both sitting out the Republican ...

Last December, when the United States and the rest of the world were distracted, absorbing the shock of an unexpected presidential win by Donald J. Trump, something quite remarkable was unfolding in ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. For more than 50 years, the policy of the United States toward socialist Cuba has been ...

(Archived document, may contain errors) No. 102 April 12,1990 FOR AMERICA, TAIPEI OFFERS AN EXAMPLE OF CHINESE DEMOCRACY INTRODUCTION ...

Only 17% of respondents in a Pew survey abroad said US democracy was a good example. A 57% majority said it "used to be a good example, but has not been in recent years." Overall international opinion ...

How did people across 24 nations rate the political environment in their country in 2023? In a word: poorly. Ratings of democracy are generally negative across the 24 countries surveyed. A median of ...

Even as I was choking down the tear gas, it wasn’t difficult to notice how oddly calm all the protesters were. I had just spent six hours doing what I now call the Protest Triathlon: back away, wash ...

Ryusaku Yamada receives funding from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Alice el-Wakil, Anna Szolucha, David A. Teegarden, Graham Smith, Nancy L. Rosenblum, and Peter Wilkin do not work for, ...

Here's what community members had to say in three recent letters to the editor we received. Submit your own thoughts here. Each Sunday, I have Alexa remind me to tune on “In Focus’’ before I leave for ...