News in Brief Donald Trump Is Saving His Swamp-Draining Straight Talk for the Foreigners Amid mounting concerns over his administration’s mistruths, Trump has been telling it like it is on issues of… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The End of the Rural Hospital Nearly 700 rural hospitals face the risk of closure—a problem that will only be exacerbated by an Obamacare repeal. Jared Keller
News in Brief The New Blood Libel The tragic history—and scary future—of fake news and anti-semitism. David M. Perry
News in Brief New Life for Guantanamo? Four Guantanamo Bay detainees will be transferred to Saudi Arabia by the end of today as part of… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Donald Trump Is Preparing to Unravel a Century of GOP Trade Policy The president-elect’s pick of Robert Lighthizer as U.S. trade representative signals a new era of protectionism. By Jared… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Why We Need the Office of Congressional Ethics Republicans’ misreading of the drain the swamp mantra’s resonance among the general public may prove difficult to recover… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Media and Institutional Failure The news media is one of those institutions we rely on to investigate politics for us. In a… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump Supporters Are More Likely to Oppose Public Policies When They Think About Black People That’s the finding of a new study by two political scientists. By Lisa Wade Donald Trump greets supporters… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Donald Trump’s Pick for Secretary of Commerce May Have the Biggest Conflicts of Interest Wilbur Ross has made a fortune in steel — and the Department of Commerce will soon make decisions that will… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Potential Secretary of Labor Who Can’t Stand Labor Unions The co-author of Andrew Puzder’s deregulatory manifesto says “he’ll put in place everything we laid out in the… Pacific Standard Staff