Showing posts with label happiness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label happiness. Show all posts

Why Free Enterprise Is About Morals, Not Materialism

by Arthur Brooks. It's not an easy time to be a free enterprise advocate in America. For years, we thought we had won. After all, almost no self-respecting public figures call themselves socialists anymore. With the advent of the New Democrats, even America's progressive party was on board with free markets and somewhat limited government. The Reagan  ... MORE

Brian Phillips: Individual Rights And Government Wrongs

The right to the pursuit of happiness means just that.   What does happiness mean to you? Does it mean a career that you love? Does it mean a family? Does it mean discovering a cure for some horrible disease? Does it mean building your dream house? No matter your answer, only you can determine what will bring you satisfaction, joy, and happiness ... MORE

John Stossel: Government Can't Make Us Happy

There's only one way government helps.   In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson called the pursuit of happiness an unalienable right. This was a radical idea. For most of history, most people didn't think much about pursuing happiness. They were too busy just trying to survive. Then came the liberal revolution based on the idea of    ... MORE