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Stop Panicking About the Post Office

There are many reasons to be concerned about the agency’s funding, but some of the reaction is misplaced

Rep. Adam Schiff outside a USPS office in Burbank, CA discussing the negative impact of cuts on postal services. Photo: Robyn Beck/Getty Images

A lot of fear and misinformation has been spreading throughout social media the past few days about the post office. People seem to think the sky is falling — that the United States Postal Service is in imminent danger and the…

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Nick Harper

Nick Harper

Political lawyer. Lobbyist. Nonprofit program director. Proceduralist and anxious, jealous guardian of democracy. “That guy from Twitter.”

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