by Wendy Wang (@WendyRWang) It’s no secret that the United States is not the happiest country on earth. For years, countries in Northern Europe—Denmark, Finland, and Sweden—have dominated global happiness rankings. But a new lens on well-being, one that looks beyond happiness to assess overall human flourishing, places the U.S. behind even countries like Indonesia, Mexico, and Nigeria. Led by Byron Johnson at Baylor and Tyler VanderWeele at Harvard, and partnered with Gallup, the Gl...
