News in Brief The FDA Is Not Hindering Medical Progress Congress is trying to speed up Food and Drug Administration drug approvals, but the problem is science, not… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Why Donald Trump Would Almost Certainly Be Violating the Constitution If He Continues to Own His… The meaning of the Emoluments Clause is fairly clear. And it all goes back to a diamond-encrusted snuffbox… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief ‘A Princess Is Kind of a Bad Ass’: When Feminist Moms Pick Up the Pen Danielle Lindemann modifies some classic Disney fairy tales. By Lisa Wade Sometimes there’s nothing to do but take… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Case for ‘Normal’ Elections Under a President Donald Trump Our default position for the upcoming elections in 2018 and 2020 should not be that Trump will self-immolate… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Can Donald Trump Revive the American Economy, One Factory at a Time? The Trump administration scored a big win with Carrier’s decision to keep manufacturing jobs from Indiana. By Dwyer… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How Cinema Is Reflecting LGBT Cubans’ New Reality Hollywood has long either romanticized Cuba or vilified it. In a new era for the LGBT community, however, Cuban and American filmmakers are aiming for something else—authenticity. Manuel Betancourt
News in Brief As More People Sign Up for Health Insurance, America’s Health-Care Costs Go Up Prescription drug costs also grew. By Francie Diep (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Health-care spending in the United States… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief President-Elect Donald Trump Takes on the Rust Belt Saving 800 jobs in Indiana cost Trump another 1,300 and who knows what else. By Jim Russell Donald… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Javan Rhino: Both Protected and Threatened by a Massive Volcano In the aftermath of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa Volcano, the Javan rhino found a refuge in an… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Hate Surges Online Has the election of Donald Trump emboldened extremists? By A.C. Thompson & Ken Schwencke People protest in Washington,… Pacific Standard Staff