Max Ufberg, Author at Pacific Standard

Central American asylum seekers wait as U.S. Border Patrol agents take them into custody on June 12th, 2018, near McAllen, Texas.

News in Brief

A National Database Notes an Earlier Start Date for Child Separations at the Border

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.

Max Ufberg

News in Brief

A Constitutional Law Expert Breaks Down Justice Kennedy’s Retirement Announcement

UNC professor Michael Gerhardt talks with Pacific Standard about the implications of Anthony Kennedy's retirement.

Max Ufberg

Tyler Childers performs onstage during 2018 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Field on April 28th, 2018, in Indio, California.

PS Picks: Tyler Childers and Music That Reminds You of Home

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.

Max Ufberg

Van Morrison performs during the 18th Annual Americana Music Festival & Conference at Ascend Amphitheater on September 14th, 2017, in Nashville, Tennessee.

PS Picks: The Enigmatic Nature of Van Morrison’s ‘Astral Weeks’

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.

Max Ufberg