Monitor contributor Fahad Shah has been imprisoned in Kashmir under a law that allows for two years of detention without charges.
The British had taken the subcontinent by force. Was it not right, many Indians asked, to retake it by force?
Russia has passed a law cracking down on media coverage of the Ukraine invasion. Some media are leaving. Here鈥檚 why our correspondent is staying.
Could humiliating Russia and President Vladimir Putin backfire? Our Moscow correspondent looks at the question through two lenses.
The scenes from the war in Ukraine seem an assault against humanity. But lessons from the Cold War show humanity鈥檚 resilience and power.
Kamila Valieva skated Tuesday despite a doping scandal. It underlined the moral ambivalence that has defined the Beijing Olympics from the start.
Mikaela Shiffrin and Nathan Chen have had very different experiences at Beijing 2022. But their stories point to a common lesson.
Brian Flores sued the NFL this week, alleging racial discrimination in hiring practices. It sheds fresh light on the Supreme Court nomination.
Big news is breaking, from a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine to a Supreme Court justice retiring. But taking a longer view can offer clarity.
President Abraham Lincoln鈥檚 answer was that the contradictions inherent in the nation were not fatal but rather the source of its transcendent value.
Most of the Arab world has been enemies with Israel since its creation. But a combination of factors is reminding the region of its shared past.
The Minnesota Vikings want to talk to Catherine Ra卯che for their open general manager slot. She鈥檚 already the highest-ranking woman in the NFL.
Monitor reporter Christa Case Bryant was in the Capitol on Jan. 6. She found she needed to apply lessons learned in Jerusalem to her home country.
A study designed to test Albert Einstein鈥檚 theory of general relativity in new ways only further confirmed it. Why that upsets some scientists.
Travis Hunter, a top college football recruit, chose Jackson State over Florida State on National Signing Day. He wants to 鈥渓ight the way鈥� for top athletes at HBCUs.
From vaccinations to Biden鈥檚 plans to rein in Russia, there's an underlying question of how societies view individual and collective action.
Cancel culture can veer from an attempt to rebalance the power dynamic to an attempt to be the new arbiters of virtue.
The Taliban declared amnesty for all former government officials, yet violent reprisals continue, showing it is unable or unwilling to rein itself in.
Thanksgiving Day and the holiday season are a time of gifts. But the biggest gift might be the season鈥檚 impulsion to higher views of one another.
Viewed through the lens of day to day, the past few years of social upheaval are disorienting. Zooming out, our society is rethinking its values.
