FRANKEL: If You Want to Be Happy, Choose Conservatism

Does Leftism preclude happiness?

Study after study shows that conservatives tend to be happier than Leftists. According to a study in the Elsevier Journal of Research in Personality, the happiness gap is caused by conservatives expressing more personal control, more responsibility, a more positive outlook on life, and more transcendent moral beliefs. Another study in the journal of Social Psychology and Personality Science showed that conservatives are happier because they showed more life satisfaction and purpose.