Simon Montlake is a senior writer at the Monitor in Boston. He's a former Monitor correspondent in Jakarta, Bangkok, and Beijing, where he covered political upheavals, civil wars, economic crises, natural disasters, and the Beijing Olympics.
In addition to the Monitor, he has worked for The Economist and Forbes. Born in London, he was educated at the University of Manchester, and remembers when Manchester City FC were the underdogs. His other foreign postings include Guadalajara, Mexico, and Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.
Stories by Simon Montlake
- Bucking tradition, Trump pushes the US as an investor in for-profit companies
- The Supreme Court has given Trump early wins. Now, it has to explain why.
- Kimmel silenced, as political and corporate pressures converge
- Charlie Kirk built a movement of young people. Where will it go from here?
- With economy sagging, political risks rise for Trump and Republicans
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