News in Brief Fact-Checking the Crime Statistics in Donald Trump’s Convention Speech The Republican presidential candidate emphasizes an uptick in violent crime—and overlooks some basic facts about crime rates in… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Harry Potter and the Orange-Haired Xenophobe New research finds people who read J.K. Rowling’s books are less likely to support Donald Trump. By Tom… 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 The 2016 Election Will Make the Worst Data Point for Political Scientists What could we possibly learn about the mechanics of elections this year? By Seth Masket Hillary Clinton speaks… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Why Recent Violence Is Unlikely to Increase Support for Donald Trump Fear tends to drive voters to the right, but, especially this year, the equation is more complicated. By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Controversial Past of Donald Trump’s New Colorado Campaign Director Patrick Davis has denied allegations that he inappropriately steered hundreds of thousands of dollars raised by a conservative… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Our Political System Is Still Hanging in There Halfway through the year, it’s time to step back and make sure we’re still functioning reasonably well as… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief ‘People Like Me Don’t Have Any Say in Politics’ A sense of political disenfranchisement among Republicans strongly predicts support for Donald Trump. By Lisa Wade Donald Trump… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Is American Xenophobia Finally Being Tempered? There’s still a hint of isolationism running through the general populace, but these anxieties aren’t salient enough to… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Stop Calling Trump University a University—It Never Was One You’re giving the failed venture more credit than it deserves. By Alexander Holt Donald Trump. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty… Pacific Standard Staff