Introducing the Pacific Standard Ideas Section
Pacific Standard's new Ideas section is your destination for idea-driven features, voracious culture coverage, sharp opinion, and enlightening conversation.
Debate
Considering Your Opponent's Perspective Isn't Likely to Change Your View
New research finds that adopting an opponent's perspective on a charged issue can harden our original position.
Finding Common Ground When Talking About U.S. Immigration Policy
Attempts at coalition building won't succeed by eliding or erasing our cultural and ideological differences, but, instead, by embracing them.
In the Words of My Esteemed Opponent...
Why you should mimic the opposition during a debate.
The Debate Over GMOs Is About to Change
A new generation of biotechnology crops designed to appeal to consumers is likely to radically change the controversy over GMOs.
The Scientific Debate About GM Foods Is Over: They're Safe
Now it's time to have a better public debate.
Desperation Defined: Quoting the American Spectator
Did the Clinton campaign really use a disgraced right-wing magazine from the '90s to go after Obama?