Social Justice Has the Trump Administration Changed the Way My Brain Works? If I spend enough of my lived experience fighting my way out of lies, I might find myself too exhausted to receive the truth when I'm done. Hanif Abdurraqib
Dispatches Premium Dispatches: Finding Equal Ground in Political Discourse News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors. Ian Hurley
Social Justice America’s Long—and Often Forgotten—History of Violence Toward Abortion Providers A recent editorial in the Washington Post seems either neglectful of, or ignorant to, the history of violence against abortion providers. Caitlin Cruz
News in Brief For Effective Advocacy, Shame the Policy, Not the Person A historian who has studied the emotion finds it can be an effective change agent—but only when used carefully. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Empathy Is Not an End in Itself People love to romanticize empathy. But do they ever act on it? Hanif Abdurraqib
Social Justice White House Calls for Immigration Reform After New York City Bombing Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders called for Congress to work with President Trump to change immigration laws. Francie Diep
Economics What to Make of Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Beer-Tax Analogy It tells us a lot—none of it particularly good—about how she approaches her job as press secretary. Seth Masket