Nov 17 2010

U.K. to Start Measuring Happiness; Should Everybody Else?

LONDON — Well, you can’t fault the British government for lack of initiative. In addition to a sweeping reorganization of its National Health Service and a massive overhaul of its welfare system, Prime Minister David Cameron has put one more thing on Whitehall’s “to do” list: measuring the happiness of its citizens. Beginning Nov. 25, [...]


Jul 12 2010

Parenting and Happiness Pair Well, Despite What You Read

New York Magazine has been doing a good job, lately, of beating parents into the ground. First there was a devastating piece about the abuse of nannies in Brooklyn and Manhattan, about the utter exploitation of babysitters – one to the point of physical abuse – their total import to families, their total powerlessness. That [...]