Max Ufberg is the national editor at Pacific Standard, where he oversees the magazine's news coverage. He has previously worked at Wired, Philadelphia Weekly, and the Virgin Islands Daily News. Ufberg has also written for such outlets as The New Yorker, Outside, and the Washington Post. His essay on American diners was anthologized in the 2016 edition of Best Food Writing. He is a graduate of Temple University.
The Supreme Court has never ruled that a gerrymandered map was unconstitutional, and it has so far punted on any opportunities to do so.
If nothing else, there's comfort in knowing most people will fall short of their goals.
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Now that felons can vote in Florida, Democrats might see a boost in future elections.
On the making of our feature story concerning the deadly business of building oil and gas pipelines.
A plan under consideration by the Los Angeles Police Department would toss out warrants for homeless people who don't show up in court for minor offenses.
The request was filed as the Trump administration works to build detention centers at Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo and Fort Bliss in El Paso.
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.
A newly released report shows the parents who crossed into the United States illegally were separated from their children before the Trump administration's zero tolerance practice took effect in May.
UNC professor Michael Gerhardt talks with Pacific Standard about the implications of Anthony Kennedy's retirement.
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.
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.
The EPA administrator is currently embroiled in a series of controversies.
Over 63,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2016.
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.
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.
At the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, readers and writers celebrate the lyrical beauty of rural existence.
The total cost of $306 billion was mostly attributed to hurricanes and wildfires.
There was never any credible evidence of fraud. The White House cited a lack of state cooperation in its decision.
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Jack Latvala was a Republican candidate in the upcoming gubernatorial election.
To much of the outside world, gambling is a vice not worthy of mercy: It is a symptom of recklessness, of compulsiveness, of greed. But compulsive gambling is also an addiction—one that affects some three to four million people in the United States alone.
A 2016 survey found that 48 percent of record buyers don't actually play their purchases, suggesting that, for many, vinyl is more aesthetic collectible than functional art.
At Sunday's anti-immigration rally, counter-protestors greatly outnumbered the America First! protestors. Here's what both sides had to say.
Spicer cited his disagreement with Trump's pick of Anthony Scaramucci as White House communications director.
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear North Carolina's appeal to reinstate voting restrictions.
A music list, compiled by our (mostly non-expert) panel.
The most important reads from our coverage of health care, manufacturing, prison systems, and more.
As protests erupt around California, a group of teenagers stand up for equality.
From Muhammad Ali to Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, athletes have a long history of protesting inequality—and making their audience very uncomfortable.
A conversation with Joan Cole Duffell on social-emotional development.
Our top stories for the week of March 13 to March 19, as curated by our editors.
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Monday's shooting in Ohio is only the latest extreme incident in an already violent year.
His push toward right-wing extremism didn't begin with the election.
Our top stories for the week of February 21 to February 27, as curated by our editors.
Data shows Hillary Clinton supporters boast a significantly higher average income than Sanders supporters.
They can be a big hindrance on hospitals' reputations—and their wallets.
Out top stories for the week of January 31 to February 6, as curated by our editors.
Contraception use fell and Medicaid births rose after Texas defunded Planned Parenthood.
Children in 11 municipalities and two counties in New Jersey have higher levels of lead in their blood than children in Flint, Michigan.