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About Good on Paper
Have you ever heard a commonly held belief or a fast-developing worldview and asked: Is that idea right? Or just good on paper? Each week, host Jerusalem Demsas and a guest take a closer look at the facts and research that challenge the popular narratives of the day, to better understand why we believe what we believe.
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Why Does Crime Go Up When School Starts?
New research complicates the uncomplicated idea that attending school is good for kids.
How (Not) to Change Someone's Mind
New research shows the promise—and limits—of fact-checks.
The Wandering Officer
What happens when officers feel stuck in a department
Who's Responsible for the Housing Crisis?
How local governments broke America's housing markets
How Slaves Used the Law
A historian explains how some enslaved people were able to access contract and property rights even before emancipation.
Is Wokeness Dead?
Assessing what the social movements of the 2010s accomplished
Running-Mate Myths with Matt Yglesias
What does the choice of Tim Walz tell us about the Kamala Harris campaign?
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