News in Brief Dehumanizing Muslims Isn’t Just Wrong: It Makes Us Less Safe Muslim Americans pick up on xenophobic feelings, and it makes them less likely to cooperate with police. By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief In the Shadow of Trump’s First Week, Climate Scientists Gather in Washington Researchers at this week’s conference discuss how Arctic sea ice is fundamentally changing air masses and weather systems… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Will China Benefit From Trump’s Testy Call With Australia’s Prime Minister? An icier relationship between the United States and Australia could push the land down under closer to its… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The March for Science Isn’t ‘Political’—It’s a Defense of Basic Truth Some scientists feel uncomfortable about the Science March, arguing that it will ‘politicize’ science. I couldn’t disagree more.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Here’s Proof That Immigrants Are Not a Drain on the Safety Net A leaked draft of a potential executive order suggests that the Trump administration may not be done with immigration. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief What Theresa May Has Lost by Pandering to Trump Britain has a choice. Will it stand up to Trump? Can it afford to? By Laurie Penny Britain’s… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump Announces Neil Gorsuch as His Supreme Court Nominee Gorsuch could be the next Supreme Court Justice. What does that mean for the president’s controversial executive order… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The White House Just Announced It Won’t Go After Federal Protections for LGBT Americans It seems religious freedom is a losing argument, even on the right. By Jared Keller (Photo: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Myth of Trump Forget 1984. To better understand Trump, read Mythologies. By James McWilliams (Photo: Martin Menu/Flickr) As Americans turn to… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Did an Executive With the Trump Organization’s Mideast Partner Donate to the Sanders Campaign? The news comes amid suggestions that Moscow bolstered not just Trump’s campaign but also opposition to Clinton in the primary. Massoud Hayoun