News in Brief Breaking Down Donald Trump’s Economic Plan Trump laid out an economic strategy for the country at a speech yesterday in Detroit. By Dwyer Gunn… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Did Donald Trump Kill the ‘Rust Belt’? Trump’s doom and gloom is out of step with the times. Folks are ready to move on from… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Lord, Save Us From President Trump—Amen Partisans become more religious when a member of the opposing party is in the White House. By Tom… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Risks of Hillary Clinton Winning by Too Much An expanded coalition creates an expectation that a candidate will be able to deliver on a wide range… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump Supporters Are Prejudiced—and So Are You New research finds people with high and low cognitive ability are both biased — just toward different groups. By Tom… 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 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 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 Foreign Interference in American Elections: the Founders’ View A brief history, in light of Donald Trump’s most recent remarks. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Michael Vadon/Flickr) Donald… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Would a Trump Presidency Really Help Our Coal Industry? Coal mining jobs have been in decline since the 1980s. Is there reason to think Donald Trump could resuscitate a dying industry? Madeleine Thomas