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
- The economy has improved. Here’s why it’s still a top issue in crucial Pennsylvania.
- Trump’s inroads with Black voters test Harris in North Carolina
- After hurricanes, FEMA confronts a different kind of flood: Misinformation
- On Ohio ballot, a retired justice’s crusade to make politics competitive again
- In mountainous North Carolina, residents are the first responders after Hurricane Helene
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