Regina Munch

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The Coup in Niger

After the ousting of democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum in Niger, questions arise about the role of Western presence in the region.

By Regina Munch

August 27, 2023

Article

Imperiling Migrants at Sea

Almost six hundred migrants died on a perilous journey crossing the Mediterranean Sea. What did officials do to try to prevent the disaster?

By Regina Munch

July 23, 2023

Immigration

Death and Dying

Article

The Case Against Consolidation

Buying stuff has become the primary way Americans engage with strangers in public.

June 18, 2023

Article

Peace in Tigray?

The ceasefire between Tigray and the Ethiopian government is welcome, but the peace it promises is still fragile.

By Regina Munch

November 4, 2022

War and Peace

Africa

Article

Smothering the Coptic Church

A fire that killed forty-one reveals the less-obvious difficulties Coptic Christians endure as part of daily life.

By Regina Munch

August 26, 2022

Middle East

Foreign Affairs

Article

A Ceasefire in Yemen

The United States has contributed to the humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen. We have a moral duty to make sure that children do not starve there as a result.

By Regina Munch

April 26, 2022

War and Peace

Middle East

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Politics

Child Labor Isn’t in the Past

We can’t afford to play dumb as labor protections fail and disappear. Treating children like cheap labor costs too much.

By Mollie Wilson O’Reilly

August 6, 2023

Religion

Opus Dei’s Ordinary Secularity

In a new history of Opus Dei, two senior members celebrate the group’s embrace of ordinary life.

By Daniele Palmer

August 4, 2023

Culture

Barbie the Existentialist

Stereotypical Barbie is everything, which is another way of saying that she is nothing.

By Santiago Ramos

August 25, 2023

Books

Is Ethics Like Math?

A new biography of philosopher Derek Parfit explains the eccentric philosopher's quest to find a legitimate secular moral theory.

By Frank B. Farrell

August 17, 2023

Collections

Pope Francis at Ten Years

A wide-ranging collection of Commonweal’s coverage of the remarkable pontificate of Pope Francis.

By The Editors

March 12, 2023