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

For nearly a decade, identity politics has dominated public discourse, shaping debates in boardrooms, classrooms, and legislative halls. It rose from real and necessary grievances: centuries of ...

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Losing an election is a an opportunity for reflection. It’s also an opportunity for airing pet peeves. Unfortunately, as the Democrats’ post-election conversation proves, the two are often one and the ...

Identity politics has been part and parcel of the political evolution of the entire world. It is part of global sociology. Interestingly, rather than diminishing, identity politics is becoming a more ...

This fall, I am teaching a seminar course on polarization. Despite my courses being subject to boycotts, my classes filled up in an ironic twist of fate. The class is intended to present a broad ...

Donald Trump’s 2024 victory was about much more than a backlash to left-identity politics. Inflation, among other matters, loomed larger. Still, Trump gained significant ground with Latino, Black, ...

Character. I have thought about that word much lately, especially since Monday was the day we observed Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday. It was also the day of President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

When did you last test yourself for COVID-19? There was a time when plans were cancelled at the first sign of a sniffle. Four years later, the strange spell of COVID has lost its potency: The fever ...

Zohran Mamdani, a Democrat running for New York City mayor, recently dropped an ad almost entirely in Hindi and Urdu. Even with English-language subtitles, the video — which is crammed with vintage ...

Debates about Black identity and notions of authenticity have long been a part of the discourse within Black culture. There have always been strong feelings within the Black community about ...

You can’t say we were not warned. In the final days of the presidential campaign, the New York Times, barely staving off a nervous breakdown, is pulling out all the stops in its effort to keep Donald ...