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.
Episode 49
The Death of Feminism
Spice Girls slogans and reality-TV aesthetics: A new book traces how feminism morphed into clickable objectification.
Episode 48
The Problem of Finding a Marriageable Man
College graduates are marrying at high rates. Everyone else isn’t.
Episode 47
Minority Rule in America
A political scientist explains why American democracy is so easily hijacked by organized minority factions.
Episode 46
Can We Stop Kids From Watching Porn?
States are trying to keep kids off adult websites with new age-verification laws. It’s a textbook case of how tech regulation can backfire.
Episode 45
Did Busing Turn Kids Into Democrats?
School busing is remembered as a failure. A natural experiment suggests it quietly shaped political identity for a generation.
Episode 43
Politicians Think Voters Are Dumb. Are They Right?
A striking new study reveals that elected officials have a far more pessimistic view of voter behavior than do citizens themselves.
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