Our Best ‘PS Picks’ of 2018
From the worst roommate to rediscovered mixtapes and a whole lot in between, these are our favorite quick culture recommendations from this year.
PS Picks: Deep Diving With The Ringer’s ‘Binge Mode’
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
Dispatches: A Historic Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing
News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.
PS Picks: The Evolution of the Celebrity Profile
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
Breaking Down Trump’s Economic Sanctions
The current administration has made heavy-handed economic policy one of its main tools for influencing global politics.
Philadelphia Will Not Renew Its Data-Sharing Agreement With ICE
The end of the contract comes amid concerns that customs enforcement was using the information to target law-abiding undocumented immigrants.
Dispatches: On Trump’s Decision to Tap Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court
News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.
Dispatches: Finding Equal Ground in Political Discourse
News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.
What Immigrant Rights Advocates Are Saying About the Supreme Court’s Travel Ban Ruling
Leaders in the civil rights community fear the dangerous precedent set by the court's upholding of Trump's travel ban and denounce the reasoning behind the decision.
Is There Any Real Economic Benefit to Hosting a World Cup?
We spoke with four economists about Russia's claims of a World Cup-related financial windfall. They were all skeptical.