Writing for American Affairs Journal, sociologist Musa al-Gharbi does a very deep dive in the social science literature. He is looking at the persistent finding that liberals are more likely to be unhappy and less well-adjusted than conservatives. Hat tip to RealClearPolicy for the link.
He documents that this finding occurs across many nations, cultures, and eras. We conservatives think liberals have mental difficulties, and in fact they do. Liberals think we conservatives are evil, but that conclusion is a result of their latent paranoia. See his conclusion.
The general pattern is clear: conservatives report significantly higher levels of happiness, meaning, and satisfaction in their lives as compared to liberals. Meanwhile, liberals are much more likely to exhibit anxiety, depression, and other forms of psychic distress.
