News in Brief Why Do So Many Women Love LuLaRoe? Does a company that sells clothes through friend groups on Facebook represent the future of shopping, or an anti-feminist throwback? Francie Diep
News in Brief Is America Shifting on Arming Saudi Arabia? The American government's conscience may be catching up to its arms-supply deals. Will that continue under President Trump? Cameron Hood
News in Brief A Historian of White Nationalism: ‘These Are Self-Motivating Armed People Seeking to Stop Evil With… A conversation with Chip Berlet, a scholar of America’s extreme right. By A.C. Thompson A photograph with a… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Grasslands of the Great Plains Are Being Destroyed at an ‘Alarming Rate’ According to a new report from the World Wildlife Fund, the Great Plains lost more acres of grassland… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Oklahoma Plans to Reduce Abortions With Bathroom Signs As efforts to block access to abortions fail, misinformation campaigns become ever more important to the anti-abortion movement.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Is New Mexico’s Massive New Housing Development Primed for Failure? Fighting sprawl in Albuquerque’s South Valley. Ben Ikenson
News in Brief The Pro-Trump Group That Didn’t Obey ‘Any Campaign Finance Law Whatsoever’ The America Comes First PAC did not disclose its donors before Election Day. And its top funder is… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Will Women Hold National Security Positions Under a President Trump? The Obama administration might provide an unlikely road map for women in the national security establishment under Donald… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Rex Tillerson and Donald Trump’s Russia Problem The president-elect may nominate the Exxon Mobil CEO to serve as secretary of state. That’s where things get out of control. Jared Keller
News in Brief Legislators Must Recognize How Central Gender Is to Security Policy Until policymakers recognize how central gender is to every security policy and issue, we will continue to live… Pacific Standard Staff