News in Brief Ryan Zinke Recommends Changes to a ‘Handful’ of National Monuments No word yet from the White House on whether or not Trump will accept Zinke's recommendations. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief How California Lawmakers Inadvertently Perpetuated the State’s Housing Crisis A move to eliminate the state's re-development agencies in 2011 effectively wiped out billions in revenues that were earmarked for affordable housing. Now Jerry Brown is trying to amend that problem. Anthony York
News in Brief The Perils of Electing a Celebrity-in-Chief Presidential historian Barbara Perry takes stock of Donald Trump, and assesses the long-term damage he is likely creating. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Are Acrostics Coming Back as a Political Protest Tool? Pacific Standard traces a history that includes Alice in Wonderland, Sibylline prophecies, and B-E-N-G-H-A-Z-I. Francie Diep
News in Brief Advertising Watchdogs Have Alerted Regulators to Goop’s Unproven Health Claims Consumers have been Goop'd. Katie Kilkenny
News in Brief The Dangers of a Weakened President Even if no one—inside or outside of the federal government—takes Donald Trump seriously, he could still cause a great deal of damage. Seth Masket
News in Brief Viewfinder: Enjoying a Lazy Day in Colombia A woman celebrates the World Day of Laziness in Itagui, Colombia, on August 20th, 2017. Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump Fires Chief Strategist Steve Bannon Bannon has been on the outs with the Trump administration for some time. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Juggalo and Pro-Trump Rallies May Converge on the National Mall in September Both groups have scheduled rallies for the same afternoon. Katie Kilkenny
News in Brief Binge Watching Is Linked to Poor Sleep Enjoy multiple episodes of Shut Eye, and you may not get enough shut-eye. Tom Jacobs