The pursuit of happiness isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Joy is more enduring than simply getting something we want. All human beings want happiness. But we’re often hard-pressed to define this ...

The American Declaration of Independence speaks of the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Recently, following the pioneering work of Martin Seligman, founder of ...

There’s a key line of the Declaration of Independence, whose passage we mark on the Glorious Fourth of July, now 249 years later: how the people of these United States “are endowed by their Creator ...

In a world obsessed with the pursuit of money, power, and fame, Harvard Business School professor Arthur Brooks offers a refreshing perspective on achieving lasting happiness. During a recent virtual ...

Bill Firstenberger joins Gail Martin to discuss Jeffrey Rosen's, The Pursuit of Happi What did happiness mean in the 1700's in Massachusetts and Virginia? What does Happiness mean today? Are we ...

“Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Most Americans are familiar with these words, even if they don’t know that they are contained in the introduction to the Declaration of Independence, the ...

America loves to talk about happiness. The word is everywhere, as is the search for its meaning. Gurus take to stages across the country to pronounce on the precepts of happiness. Bookstores have ...

Author Jeffrey Rosen on what "the pursuit of happiness" meant to our nation's Founders. What did "the pursuit of happiness" mean to our nation’s Founders, and why was it included in the Declaration of ...

Movie"As the elusive pursuit of happiness plunges humanity deeper into depression, Tim is forced onto a transformative journey that challenges everything we think we know about what it means to be ...

The youth of the American republic is one of its oldest traditions. Its unique origins will always make it younger than any other nation. Yet the United States is also the world’s oldest democracy.

In a world where the pursuit of happiness often seems elusive, Harvard Business School professor Arthur Brooks sheds light on a more sustainable approach to achieving fulfillment. Speaking at a recent ...