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  • The Christian Science Monitor4 min read
    A Love Letter To Lilacs And The Joys Of Fleeting Pleasure
    I grew up with a lilac shrub right outside my bedroom window. Each May, when the breeze hit just right, the scent would trail through the screen. And how nice that scent was. Light, tender, sweet, sunny, vegetal – even a bit indolic, sharing the same
    The Christian Science Monitor5 min read
    This Retired Marine Pilot Aims To Be The Role Model She Never Had In Afghanistan
    Alexis Federico remembers being behind the controls of a roaring UH-1Y helicopter as it circled over mud-brick houses in Nawzad, Afghanistan, a Taliban stronghold. Her mission: Make sure no one harassed the Afghan girls walking to their schoolhouse w
    The Christian Science Monitor6 min read
    We Tried To Get These People Out Of Afghanistan. They’re Still There.
    When Malik Jan Zadran decided to work with The Christian Science Monitor, it felt like a promise. He would protect his American colleagues. Yes, the Taliban had just fallen, but they lingered in the shadows and along the margins – in the places repor
    The Christian Science Monitor2 min read
    Eurovision Shapes The Continent’s Identity
    In April, French President Emmanuel Macron described Europe as “a continent-world that thinks about its universality.” Perhaps he would include thinking about singing, that most universal of languages. On Saturday night, an audience of more than 150
    The Christian Science Monitor5 min read
    College Class Of 2024: Shaped By Crisis, Seeking Community
    The class of 2024 began its college years as virtual students, arriving on once-vibrant campuses muffled by COVID-19. Most had missed out on high school graduations and proms. Now they’re graduating from college during another season of turmoil, this
    The Christian Science Monitor5 min readAmerican Government
    Trump On Trial: What To Know As Case Moves Toward Pivotal Witness
    This week porn star Stormy Daniels provided some of the most explosive testimony yet in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in a Manhattan courtroom. Under oath, and in front of a jury, Ms. Daniels described in vivid detail her alleged s
    The Christian Science Monitor5 min readInternational Relations
    Historic Israeli Desire To ‘Go It Alone’ Is Tested By Gaza And Iran
    As the world grows increasingly critical of the war in Gaza and pressure builds for a permanent cease-fire, Israel finds itself torn between two inclinations: cooperate with the international community that rallied to its side after Hamas’ attack in
    The Christian Science Monitor4 min readWorld
    On Rare Visit, Xi Jinping Tries To Rescue China’s Relationship With Europe
    The visual contrast was striking: Spring sunshine bathed Paris when Chinese leader Xi Jinping last visited Europe five years ago. This week, he touched down for summit talks with President Emmanuel Macron under a cloak of gray cloud and drizzle. But
    The Christian Science Monitor5 min read
    A ‘One-way Ticket’ Through The Harlem Renaissance
    In a crowded corridor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art at Fifth Avenue in New York, Denise Murrell suits up for an explorative journey, like an astronaut preparing to step on a foreign surface. As she puts on modest audio equipment, she bristles mil
    The Christian Science Monitor4 min readCrime & Violence
    Sudan War’s Rape Survivors Flout Taboos To Help Each Other Recover
    For more than a month after she was tortured and gang-raped by seven Sudanese paramilitary fighters last July, Rania said nothing to anyone. Whenever she even thought about the attack, her body flooded with guilt and shame. “[I] felt like I was a dis
    The Christian Science Monitor6 min read
    Behind The Verse: Six Monitor Poets Share Why They Write Poetry
    One of the joys of poetry is that a verse can be whatever the reader needs it to be in that moment. But the birth of a poem can be just as personal for the poet. The Monitor reached out to six contributing poets on why they write, what inspires them,
    The Christian Science Monitor2 min readPolitical Ideologies
    Civic Joy In South Africa’s Vote
    Thirty years after South Africa ended its violent system of racial segregation called apartheid through peaceful elections, it may be poised for another watershed moment: a transition from one-party rule to pluralism and power-sharing. For the first
    The Christian Science Monitor3 min read
    Lithium Is Key To Green Technology. Where Will The US Source It?
    As America moves from fossil fuels to renewable energy, it must increase its supplies of lithium, copper, nickel, rare earths, and cobalt. These minerals are key components in electric cars, solar panels, wind turbines, and other green technologies.
    The Christian Science Monitor4 min readInternational Relations
    For Moscow, The War In Ukraine Is A Rerun Of World War II
    The atmosphere around Victory Day on May 9, a holiday celebrating the anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, is always charged with martial fervor and a sense of Russia’s enduring resilience. The intensity almost makes i
    The Christian Science Monitor4 min readPolitical Ideologies
    Young Poles Led A Political Revolution. Now They Need To Learn Patience.
    Life in Poland is finally moving in the right direction, says Łukasz Dryżałowski. The Warsaw-based engineer-turned-filmmaker helped rally friends and strategize how and where to vote six months ago, in an election that saw 69% of Poles under 30 turn
    The Christian Science Monitor2 min readPolitical Ideologies
    Want To Help Solve Political Polarization? Maybe Start With Civility.
    Are we overdoing democracy? That might sound like an odd question. But it’s an essential one. On Tuesday, I talked with Alexandra Hudson, author of “The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles To Heal Society and Ourselves.” We explored the difference
    The Christian Science Monitor4 min read
    En Garde! Fencing Draws Nairobi Youngsters Away From Guns.
    A police officer pointing a gun at Mburu Wanyoike’s head was his Saul-to-Paul, Damascus moment. He was 17 years old and out for a late-night walk in Mathare, the informal settlement in the Kenyan capital where he lived. The officer was searching for
    The Christian Science Monitor2 min readIntelligence (AI) & Semantics
    The Idea Factory In Artificial Intelligence
    The future of the global economy has “brightened,” found the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a group of 38 wealthy countries. The OECD’s economists cited many factors for a potentially better rate of growth. But one stands out:
    The Christian Science Monitor3 min read
    Audubon’s Exquisite Bird Paintings Owe A Debt To Classical European Art
    When John James Audubon immigrated to the United States from France in 1803, his timing was fortuitous. That same year, the Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of U.S. territory, deepening national curiosity about what lay in the vastness. Audubon (1
    The Christian Science Monitor4 min read
    Teacher Apprentice Programs Are Growing. Nevada Offers A Model.
    Where’s the best place to look for an aspiring teacher?  These days, school leaders are launching talent searches inside their own buildings. In Nevada, districts are increasingly turning to their support staff members – such as bus drivers, substitu
    The Christian Science Monitor5 min readAmerican Government
    Trump Vows To Fire Bureaucrats. Here’s Why Biden Is Trying To Stop Him.
    For decades, American presidents routinely offered government jobs to political allies – and expected those employees would do their bidding in return. Then in 1881, a campaign supporter who did not win such a favor assassinated President James Garfi
    The Christian Science Monitor3 min read
    In Cleaning Up My Corner Of The World, I Reclaimed My Trust In Others
    When a copy of “The New Yale Book of Quotations” crossed my desk awhile back, I quickly turned to my favorite selection, which came courtesy of the late anthropologist Margaret Mead: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens c
    The Christian Science Monitor6 min readInternational Relations
    Negotiate Or Attack: In Rafah, Israel’s Options Conflict In Real Time
    The Israel-Hamas war and the lives of Israeli hostages and 2 million Palestinians in Gaza were in a state of whiplash Tuesday. Back-and-forth diplomatic and military brinkmanship by Israel and Hamas teetered the conflict between a cease-fire and an a
    The Christian Science Monitor4 min read
    Caregiving Burdens Fall On Women. This Nigerian Woman Wants To Change That.
    It’s 7 a.m. on a Monday, and the clamor of automobile engines fills the air, the soundtrack of millions of Lagos residents heading to work. Kindergarten teacher Fatimoh Adeyemi is one of them. But first, she stops in front of a simple white stucco ho
    The Christian Science Monitor2 min readCrime & Violence
    Recipe For Honesty In Guatemala
    Across Latin America in recent years, citizens have tossed out one government after another in search of honesty and accountability. Yet reformers have mostly failed to break entrenched cultures of graft and impunity. A novel approach in Guatemala mi
    The Christian Science Monitor5 min read
    Tesla News Looks Grim. But The Bigger Picture For EVs Is A Bright One.
    Given recent headlines, one might be excused for thinking electric vehicles are in trouble. From reports about Ford’s financial losses on its much-hyped electric F-150, to questions about the real eco-friendliness of EVs, to recent news of Tesla’s ma
    The Christian Science Monitor2 min readWorld
    The Alternative To Campus Protests
    Just months before the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, Muslim and Jewish students at Middlebury College in Vermont set up a dialogue. They agreed to exchange any and all views on Israeli-Palestinian issues. After the attack, their bonds were already so tigh
    The Christian Science Monitor5 min readWorld
    How China’s Tech-forward EVs Are Dominating The Industry
    Chinese car enthusiasts thronging to Beijing’s glitzy auto show – the country’s largest – had hundreds of sleek high-tech electric vehicles to explore last week from both foreign and domestic brands. But as the crowds flocked to see the latest models
    The Christian Science Monitor2 min readAmerican Government
    Why 'Two Montana Guys' Are Duking It Out In The Senate
    About 45 minutes into our Monitor Breakfast on May 2 with Sen. Steve Daines, I finally asked him the question: “So how's your relationship with Jon Tester these days, given that you're trying to get him fired?” Senators Daines and Tester of Montana a
    The Christian Science Monitor11 min readCrime & Violence
    Why Dallas Wants Police To Adopt A ‘Light Footprint’ While Fighting Crime
    On a frigid late-February afternoon this year, fighting violent crime has brought Victor Alvelais to a fast-food drive-thru here in the southern part of Dallas. After his chicken tenders finally arrive, he drives a few minutes down the road to the sc

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