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Max Ufberg

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  • The Intercept
  • Medium
  • Pacific Standard

Past articles by Max:

Airline passengers who refuse to wear masks have turned violent — and if the TSA extends mask mandates this month, it's going to get even uglier

Most cities and states are easing masks rules. But the federal government still requires masks on flights — and may even create a "no fly" list of unruly passengers. → Read More

Steven Mnuchin Stepped In to Prevent Ivanka Trump World Bank Appointment

President Donald Trump very much wanted Ivanka at the helm, and it was the Treasury secretary who blocked her ascent. → Read More

Why Eleanor Holmes Norton Is Optimistic About D.C. Statehood

Thirty years after the congresswoman's statehood bill failed, she's seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. → Read More

Meet the Man Judging the Hell Out of TV Pundits’ and Politicians’ Homes

Room Rater is the latest and maybe best piece of flamethrowing from anti-Trump provocateur Claude Taylor. → Read More

The 40-Year-Old Therapist Who Is Sick With the Virus

Life in the Time of Coronavirus is a new GEN series where we are interviewing people across the country who have had their lives upended or who are experiencing the stress of the unknown. Katherine… → Read More

What Research Says About Sticking to New Year's Resolutions

If nothing else, there's comfort in knowing most people will fall short of their goals. → Read More

The Pacific Standard Guide to Gift Giving

Panicked about some last-minute Christmas shopping? Don't worry, we've got you covered. → Read More

Our Best Economics Stories of 2018

The most important reads from our coverage of unions, driverless tech, urban gentrification, and more. → Read More

Could Banning Bird Scooters Leave Behind a City's Most Economically Vulnerable Citizens?

Though scooter-shares have led to sidewalk safety concerns, they're also an accessible transportation option. → Read More

Behind the Scenes: A Note From the Newsroom

On the making of our feature story concerning the deadly business of building oil and gas pipelines. → Read More

The LAPD May Dismiss Old Bench Warrants for the City's Homeless Population

A plan under consideration by the Los Angeles Police Department would toss out warrants for homeless people who don't show up in court for minor offenses. → Read More

A FOIA Request Seeks Information on the Government's Plan to House Immigrants at a Superfund Site

The request was filed as the Trump administration works to build detention centers at Goodfellow Air Force Base, in San Angelo, and Fort Bliss, in El Paso. → Read More

A National Database Notes an Earlier Start Date for Child Separations at the Border

A newly released report shows the parents who crossed into the United States illegally were separated from their children before the Trump administration's zero tolerance practice took effect in May. → Read More

A Constitutional Law Expert Breaks Down Justice Kennedy's Retirement Announcement

UNC professor Michael Gerhardt talks with Pacific Standard about the implications of Anthony Kennedy's retirement. → Read More

A Republican Congressman Calls for Scott Pruitt's Removal

The EPA administrator is currently embroiled in a series of controversies. → Read More

New CDC Data Shows a Jump in Opioid-Related Overdoses

Over 63,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2016. → Read More

Save American Poetry, Read a Cowboy

At the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, readers and writers celebrate the lyrical beauty of rural existence. → Read More

NOAA Announces 2017 Was Costliest Disaster Year

The total cost of $306 billion was mostly attributed to hurricanes and wildfires. → Read More

Trump Dissolves Voter Fraud Commission

There was never any credible evidence of fraud. The White House cited a lack of state cooperation in its decision. → Read More

The Best 'Pacific Standard' Stories of 2017

As curated by our editors. → Read More