News in Brief A Weird Election to Forecast Donald Trump would be the most hated nominee of the last four decades—less popular, even, than lice and… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Why Is Hillary Clinton Making Strange Comments About Aliens? Earlier this week, the New York Times’Amy Chozickreported on Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s belief that alien life… Ryan Jacobs
News in Brief Land Grab Duplicity Right-wing land transfer activists are trying to convince the American people that federal public lands belong to the… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Who’s Backing Donald Trump? It’s politicians worried about losing their jobs, for the most part. By Seth Masket Donald Trump speaks to… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief In Politics, the Decline of Image and the Rise of the Brand Brand implies permanence and substance. Image? Not so much. By Jay Livingston Donald Trump plays a round of… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Do Americans Really Support Same-Sex Marriage? It’s a fair question given the way most public opinion polls work, researchers say, but the answer is… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Plutocrats in the Streets, Bernie Bros in the Sheets New data reveals sugar daddies are going hard for Senator Sanders. By Jared Keller The original Bernie Bro.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Grand Old Party Has Eaten Itself Alive Why did Republicans choose a reality show star as their presidential candidate? By Jared Keller Donald Trump speaks… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Even the Critics Are Coming Around on GMOs Food labeling initiatives that were originally meant to take GMOs down a peg bother biotechnology advocates, but the… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Is There Really Such Thing as a Woman Card? The “woman card” isn’t worth much in politics. Should it be? By Dwyer Gunn Hillary Clinton. (Photo: Scott… Pacific Standard Staff