News in Brief Stories We Wish We Had Published in 2018 The Pacific Standard staff highlights the stories published elsewhere that moved us, made us think, and left us a little envious. See More
News in Brief Trump Said He ‘Didn’t Need to’ Declare a National Emergency Over the Wall. Will That Destroy His Case? Challengers to Trump's national-emergency declaration can use his own words against him. See More
News in Brief We Asked Three Experts to Discuss the Role of Criminal Intent and Insanity in Our Legal System In the wake of last month's deadly shooting in Parkland, Pacific Standard talked to a few leading scholars on how the insanity defense ought to be used in the courtroom. See More