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The Atlantic

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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.

Episodes (125)

The Myth of the Poverty Trap

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May 13, 202554:10pending

The Death of Feminism

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May 6, 202546:43pending

The Problem of Finding a Marriageable Man

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Apr 29, 202548:37pending

Minority Rule in America

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Apr 22, 202553:12pending

Can We Stop Kids From Watching Porn?

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Apr 15, 202550:48pending

Did Busing Turn Kids Into Democrats?

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Apr 8, 202553:33pending

In Search of 100-Year-Old Paper Trails

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Apr 1, 202550:23pending

Politicians Think Voters Are Dumb. Are They Right?

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Mar 25, 202559:36pending

Derek Thompson and Ezra Klein on Abundance

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Mar 18, 20251:20:52pending

The Scientific Controversy That’s Tearing Families Apart

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Mar 11, 202550:53pending

Best of: Is Wokeness Dead?

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Mar 4, 202544:35pending

The Human-Neanderthal Love-Story Mystery

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Feb 25, 202552:52pending

The Real Origins of Public Education

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Feb 18, 20251:03:09pending

The Great Political Sorting of American Offices

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Feb 11, 202556:48pending

Why Is One Chicago Neighborhood Twice as Deadly as Another?

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Feb 4, 202556:07pending

Why States Took a Gamble on Sports Betting

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Jan 28, 202553:10pending

Is Elon Musk Right About Big Government?

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Jan 21, 202553:41pending

The Scientist vs. the Machine

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Jan 14, 202551:54pending

The Political Psychology of NIMBYism

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Jan 7, 202555:45pending

RFK Jr.'s 'Seeds of Truth'

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Dec 31, 202450:56pending

Best of: Are Young Men Really Becoming More Sexist?

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Dec 24, 202449:33pending

Do Voters Reward Good Policy?

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Dec 17, 202453:21pending

How to Solve a Housing Crisis

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Dec 10, 202452:58pending

The Evidence on Policing and Crime

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Dec 3, 202448:12pending

Is Ambivalence Killing Parenthood?

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Nov 26, 202453:46pending

The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race

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Nov 19, 202446:42pending

An Election Post-Mortem With Tim Miller

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Nov 12, 202444:44pending

The Truth About Immigration and Wages

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Nov 5, 202452:46pending

Can Corporate Greed Really Explain Inflation?

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Oct 29, 202457:42pending

Why Do Black People Vote for Democrats?

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Oct 22, 202457:47pending

The Quiet Trump-Harris Trade Agreement

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Oct 15, 202457:53pending

What Really Fueled the ‘East Asian Miracle’?

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Oct 8, 202447:46pending

Would You Give Up Your Kidney for $50,000?

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Oct 1, 202449:58pending

Why Does Crime Go Up When School Starts?

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Sep 24, 202443:47pending

How (Not) to Change Someone's Mind

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Sep 17, 202448:36pending

The Wandering Officer

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Sep 10, 202442:05pending

Who's Responsible for the Housing Crisis?

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Sep 3, 20241:01:55pending

How Slaves Used the Law

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Aug 27, 202449:42pending

Is Wokeness Dead?

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Aug 20, 202445:11pending

Running-Mate Myths with Matt Yglesias

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Aug 13, 202452:40pending

What Do We Really Know About the Maternal-Mortality Crisis?

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Aug 6, 202439:53pending

Why Is Texas Beating California on Wind and Solar?

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Jul 30, 202452:12pending

Can Religion Make You Happier?

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Jul 23, 202436:21pending

A Remarkable School-Choice Experiment

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Jul 16, 202444:47pending

Are We Talking About Therapy Too Much?

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Jul 9, 202450:34pending

The Coming Labor Shortage Is Not Good News

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Jul 2, 202442:59pending

Are Young Men Becoming More Sexist?

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Jun 25, 202450:44pending

Who Really Protests, and Why?

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Jun 18, 202439:42pending

The Truth About Immigration and Public Opinion

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Jun 11, 202441:29pending

The Great Remote-Work Experiment

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Jun 4, 202439:39pending