Abstract:In Happiness for All?, Carol Graham raises disquieting ideas about today's United States. The challenge she puts forward is an important one. Here we review the intellectual case and offer additional evidence. We conclude broadly on the author's side. Strikingly, Americans appear to be in greater pain than citizens of other countries, and most subgroups of citizens have downwardly trended happiness levels. There is, however, one bright side to an otherwise dark story. The happiness of black Americans has risen… Show more
“…Alcohol: problem drinking in the early 2000s: Grant et al (). Happiness: Blanchflower and Oswald (). Optimism: Lamont cites a study (2019) showing a growing difference by education in confidence that people can achieve the American dream.…”
“…Alcohol: problem drinking in the early 2000s: Grant et al (). Happiness: Blanchflower and Oswald (). Optimism: Lamont cites a study (2019) showing a growing difference by education in confidence that people can achieve the American dream.…”
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