The American Spectator

Mr. Cosh misses the biggest error of Gregg Easterbrook’s premise (even if the guy can turn a phrase).

Mr. Easterbrook is, indeed, correct when analyzing that we are doing extremely well by a broad series of objective and subjective measures.

He then presents a question “why are we so unhappy?”

Almost all the polling and research I have seen on Americans shows we are actually quite a happy people.

Usually, the stories are written by scribblers that let their astonishment of the poll and research results show through.

The cognitive morons, like Easterbrook, still don’t get it.

Even if we say we are happy, they seem to “know” it can’t be true since we work longer than almost anyone else in the world and we aren’t as sophisticated as Europeans.

Mr. Easterbrook should combine his conclusions about our progress with actual work done evaluating our overall satisfaction with life.

The conundrum will be instantly solved.