News in Brief The Silver Lining to the DEA’s Rejection of Marijuana Re-Scheduling Better data means better laws. By Jared Keller (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) The push to legalize marijuana across… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief All the Fearful Ladies On the women of the Tea Party, and how and why they advocate and vote the way they… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Is There Another Change Coming to Facebook’s Gun Sales Policy? In January, Facebook and Instagram changed their policies around gun sales. Have they worked? By Madeleine Thomas (Photo:… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Youth Suicides in Utah Are on the Rise State officials aren’t sure exactly why, but there are several likely culprits — and targets for intervention. By Kate Wheeling… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief If We Want Gun Safety, We Need to Change Course Current attempts at gun control in America just aren’t working. By Heather Hurlburt Joe Biden makes brief remarks… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Australian Example Suggests Gun Laws Work Gun violence trends have moved in a positive direction in that nation since the passage of a major… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Following the Shooting in Orlando, Experts Fear Florida’s Tourism Will Suffer This Summer But research stemming from past movie theater violence suggests resilience ultimately conquers fear. By Madeleine Thomas People take… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Would Linking Hate-Crime Laws to Gun Background Checks Be Another Band-Aid Solution? In response to the Sunday morning massacre that left 50 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando dead,… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Worst Mass Shooting in U.S. History The focus on ideological terrorism in the Orlando nightclub massacre obscures the anti-LGBT hatred we’ve let fester within our own borders. Jared Keller
News in Brief Five Ways to Lessen the Likelihood of Mass Shootings How can we reduce the chances of another shooting? Tom Jacobs