News in Brief Why Do Teen Suicide Rates Drop When Same-Sex Marriage Is Legalized? New research suggests marriage-equality laws reduce the stigma felt by gay teens. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: krytofr/Flickr) Teenage… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief America Has Never Not Had a Childcare Problem The persistent view that childcare is the primary responsibility of mothers has meant that America has always had… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump’s Refusal to Acknowledge Far-Right Extremism Isn’t Just Wrong — It’s Dangerous A white man arrested for threatening to bomb a Muslim-majority town avoided terror charges. In all likelihood, he… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Racial Bias in Criminal Risk Scores Is Mathematically Inevitable An analysis of bias against black defendants in criminal risk scores has prompted research showing that the disparity… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Scott Pruitt Is Confirmed as EPA Head Scott Pruitt, a skeptic of human-caused climate change and critic of environmental regulations, is expected to begin dismantling… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief What President Trump’s Comprehensive Tax Reform Plan Could Mean for Average Americans Policy expert Caroline Freund weighs is on the short- and long-run effects of the GOP’s border adjustment plan.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief This ‘Great Wall’ Is an International Collaboration Though Matt Damon stars, the Song Dynasty-set fantasy demonstrates China’s new might as a producer and distributor of… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How Does Twitter Influence the Way We Communicate? How does the technology behind the social-media platform influence the way we communicate? By Rick Paulas (Photo: Mike… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump and the Deadly Politics of Denial President Donald Trump’s response to the Quebec mosque attack doesn’t bode well for how his administration will react… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Deutsche Bank Represents Trump’s Biggest Remaining Conflict of Interest Deutsche Bank is President Donald Trump’s largest lender. While the troubled bank has settled several of the charges… Pacific Standard Staff