Bipartisan Pursuit of Happiness
Orange County Register, April 2013
2 Pages Posted: 18 Oct 2013 Last revised: 11 Jun 2014
Date Written: April 5, 2013
Abstract
Until the Asian Buddhist nation of Bhutan made maximizing "gross national happiness" government policy, the pursuit of happiness was unique to American exceptionalism. Our Declaration of Independence established it as the core value of American government. However, other countries have overtaken us in what was so quintessentially American.
Keywords: happiness, gross national happiness, cross-cultural, American exceptionalism, socialist countries, libertarian
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Redding, Richard E., Bipartisan Pursuit of Happiness (April 5, 2013). Orange County Register, April 2013, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2341305
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