In an analysis of data on life satisfaction, David Blanchflower and Carol Graham shed light on the relationship between aging and well-being, examine the impact of marriage, and discuss how U.S. happiness trends compare to other countries around the world.
Joe Biden will strike a different tone on U.S.-Mexico relations, but it will not be smooth sailing. Vanda Felbab-Brown outlines areas where the Biden and Andrés Manuel López Obrador administrations will have differences to work through, from fighting corruption to combating climate change.
“Without assistance for the states and localities bearing the brunt of this crisis, the pandemic and recession will only get worse, not just in blue states and not just in red states, but everywhere across the country,” argue Amy Liu and Mark Muro in a new op-ed.
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