Why Conservatives Say They Are Happier Than Liberals
Q&A with Arthur Brooks, whose new book says the liberal agenda takes a personal toll
Does the same apply for family life?
It's not necessarily traditional marriage between a man and woman that makes people happy. People need to be in a serious, loving relationship, and we need to make it easier for people to do that as a culture.
Is worrying about happiness an indulgence for rich Americans?
Happiness is a goal to which we should aspire universally. People don't get dramatically unhappier because they get richer, once they're above the level of subsistence.
If happiness follows partisan lines, does having our party control the White House fill us with joy?
There is a natural tendency for someone like me or a political journalist to be really shocked to find if you're conservative and a liberal wins the White House it wouldn't make you less happy. Most Americans just don't care that much. What determines whether or not they're happy is their private lives. Politics thankfully is not that important to people.
Reader Comments
Political labels suck
How about we just get rid of political partys? They most certainly don't get the job done.
Are conservatives really happier than liberals?
I wonder whether the conservatives who report that they higher happiness levels than liberals are either a) actually happier because they have more settled, comfortable lives or b) because they feel like they ought to tell the survey they are happy in order to consolidate their position within the american dream?
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The article is now proven
Just reading the comments from Liberals and Conservatives proves the article. What do we call a moderate - a manic depressive? Does this mean that this country is doomed to be partisan with partisan rancor for years to come - if so we are doomed.
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