The South Carolina Shooting Is Tragically Unsurprising
In a state that doesn’t require a permit to purchase, firearm registration, or an owner’s license for both…
Does Endorsing Scientific Inquiry Boost Support for Environmental Regulations?
Scientific knowledge matters less than believing in the scientific method, researchers find. By Nathan Collins Jim Inhofe’s infamous…
Subculture: Tulpamancers
The latest in a series of miniature portraits of life on the fringes. As Told to Kate Wheeling…
Leaving Solitary, Nearly Four Decades Later
After almost 37 years in solitary confinement, Arthur Johnson will return to the general prison population. By Julie…
For Opponents of Public Lands Drilling, a Big Year and a Brewing Backlash
As the Keep It in the Ground campaign enters its second year, climate activists confront surveillance, subpoenas, and…
You Can Fight Climate Change in Small Spaces Too
The emergence of the green traffic circle reminds us that climate change isn’t just global — it’s local. By Mallory…
What It’s Like to Get Punished as a War Criminal for Destroying Ancient Monuments
International law holds that demolishing historical sites is a war crime, and one of the first prosecutions just…
The Bigotry Brought Out by Coca-Cola’s Super Bowl Ad
Seeing that Coke ad featuring Muslim Americans singing America the Beautiful led many conservatives to suddenly prefer Pepsi.…
Does Amazon Really Put Its Customers First?
Amazon bills itself as “Earth’s most customer-centric company.” Yet its algorithm is hiding the best deal from many…
A Look at South Carolina’s Lax Gun Laws
Details are still emerging in the Townsville Elementary School shooting, but Pacific Standard takes a look at how…