Make America Happy Again

We're distrustful, unequal and isolated. That's according to the
figures showing a decline in happy community feeling since the
1960s. But can we do anything to regain the healthier communal
lives enjoyed by many of our parents, grandparents or
great-grandparents?


We talk to a hopeful trio - an economist, a political scientist
and a US senator - about how we can reduce social isolation,
temper political division and prioritize the kind of mixing and
meeting that makes neighbors into friends.   


Further reading:  


Robert Putnam Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American
Community and The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century
Ago and How We Can Do It Again. 


Lord Richard Layard Can We Be Happier? Evidence and Ethics and
Wellbeing: Science and Policy (co-authored by Jan-Emmanuel De
Neve).


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