News in Brief Why Bill Was the Face of Hillary Clinton’s Historic Nomination Some theories on why so many newspapers used the former president to illustrate stories about the biggest night… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Sorry Donald Trump: Not All Publicity Is Good Publicity The Republican presidential hopeful is the first candidate to tank at the convention in almost 20 years. By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Could Terrorists Sway the U.S. Election? How terrorist acts evoke outsized fears. By David G. Myers Anti-Muslim graffiti defaces a mosque in Dearborn, Michigan.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Why Nationalism Is So Dangerous America may be the greatest country on Earth, but it’s troubling when people frame it that way. By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How a Transhumanist Plans on Making a Splash in the 2016 Election An interview with Transhumanist presidential candidate Zoltan Istvan. Jared Keller
News in Brief Maybe This Presidential Election Isn’t So Different From All the Others This election will come down to roughly the same set of battleground states we’ve been watching for two… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief What Hillary Clinton’s Historic Nomination Means to Women Inside a women’s history-themed DNC watch party. Amy McKeever
News in Brief A New Analysis Suggests Hillary Clinton’s Economic Plan Will Boost Employment and GDP Last night, Hillary Clinton laid out her economic plan for the country. And it’s about more than just… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Are We Forever Trapped in Political Gridlock? Searching for answers by talking to fictional politicians. Amy McKeever
News in Brief Against Sentimental Democracy It’s time to get past meaningless terms like “the will of the people.” With a less sentimental, more… Pacific Standard Staff