In the wake of President Trump’s pardons for the Jan. 6 rioters, police question the long-term effect on police and public ...

Actors often mine their pasts for material. On a recent trip to Texas, Jeff Hiller of “Somebody Somewhere” reflects on the ...

Palestinian residents of Gaza, the vast majority of them homeless, celebrated when the Israel-Hamas ceasefire was announced.

Incarcerated people in California have helped put out the fires in Los Angeles. One man, deported to Mexico for his crimes, ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made Ukraine’s book publishing industry a target of the war. But the industry and Ukrainian readers are keeping books alive as a source of Ukraine’s resilient ...

As China emerges as a dominant market force, America – under President Trump’s leadership – is trying to find its new place in the global economy.

The LA fires burned synagogues, churches, and mosques. But their congregations are still there, and are working to help others.

Erin Douglass wears two Monitor hats – the fedora of contributing book reviewer since 2021 and the visor of copy editor since 2023. She tries not to wear them simultaneously, because that would look ...

Hamas agreement earns gratitude from both sides, a reflection of Qatar’s focus on patience and empathy.

President Donald Trump is rolling back the government’s decades-long push for diversity, equity, and inclusion. DEI’s supporters say it ensures historically marginalized groups are included, while ...

Pico Iyer makes time for retreats at a Benedictine hermitage in California. In “Aflame: Learning From Silence,” he writes about finding clarity.

The spiritual view of life opens to us every individual’s limitless worth.