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  • November 16, 2022
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  • The Atlantic

America Is Pursuing Happiness in All the Wrong Places

By: Arthur C. Brooks
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Abstract

The U.S. is undergoing a crisis of our personal and shared sense of meaning as polarization rises and institutions erode. The solution is as simple as it is difficult: Love one another.

Keywords

Happiness; Civil Society or Community; Family and Family Relationships; Government and Politics; United States

Citation

Brooks, Arthur C. "America Is Pursuing Happiness in All the Wrong Places." The Atlantic (November 16, 2022).
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Arthur C. Brooks

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