News in Brief Nightmare in the Nursing Home, Snapchat Edition Iowa health officials recently discovered it wasn’t against state law for a nursing home worker to share a… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief One Way Ted Cruz’s Supporters Are More Like Hillary Clinton’s Than Donald Trump’s They’re not as racist, according to polling from Reuters. By Lisa Wade A man wearing a mask of… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief There’s a Name for That: Willpower Paradox A large body of research indicates that internal motivations are more effective than external ones when it comes… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief A Genetic History of Barley It’s what beer’s made of, and it comes from the Upper Jordan Valley. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Wikimedia… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Donald Trump Engages People on Social Media Like No Other Presidential Candidate in History The presumed Republican nominee offers strong reactions to the news and the day’s public discourse … and the Internet… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Meet the Reeds: An Austin, Texas, Family Confronts Their Obesity A community rallies to help some of their own. Will they succeed? By James McWilliams A woman weighing… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Know It All: The New and Complex Face of Evangelical Christianity in American Politics With some megachurches accepting gays, and Millennials spreading the gospel in increasing numbers, it’s time for a fresh… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Who Is Mike Pence? Through accountability stories and other reports, a look back at the career of the Indiana governor who Donald… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Theresa May Steps Out Onto the Glass Cliff Research suggests it’s no coincidence a woman will lead the United Kingdom during this time of crisis. By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief A Mysterious New Zika Case There’s a new case of Zika in Utah, and no one seems quite sure where it came from.… Pacific Standard Staff