Exploring the impact of education and ideology on happiness and marital satisfaction, discussing how social institutions play a role in promoting happiness for both liberals and conservatives.
Yascha Mounk and Brad Wilcox discuss how marriage contributes to better outcomes for both children and adults.
Brad Wilcox is Professor of Sociology and Director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia and a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Wilcox is the author of Get Married.
In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Brad Wilcox discuss whether more people getting married really would improve their lives; why we might need a political and cultural environment more conducive to marriage; and what explains the “happiness gap” between liberals and conservatives in the US.