Good on Paper

The Atlantic

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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Good on Paper

Episodes (51)

May 13, 2025 The Myth of the Poverty Trap
May 6, 2025 The Death of Feminism
Apr 29, 2025 The Problem of Finding a Marriageable Man

Good on Paper

May 13, 2025
54¼ minutes
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In 1981, an estimated 44 percent of the global population lived in extreme poverty. In 2019, that number shrank to just 9 percent. We often think of poverty as a trap, but recent research shows it doesn’t have to be. The economist and co-founder of GiveDirectly, Paul Niehaus, explains how extreme poverty fell over the past 40 years and how it could be eliminated for good. Further reading: “How Poverty Fell,” by Vincent Armentano, Paul Niehaus, and Tom Vogl “How Progressives Froze the American Dream,” by Yoni Appelbaum One Illness Away: Why People Become...

Good on Paper

The Myth of the Poverty Trap

The Atlantic

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