Respect for Rule of Law Maximizes Happiness

Research finds that nations with more "civic nationalism" (respect for laws, institutions) than "ethnic nationalism" (respect for religion, ancestry, culture) were more happy.

Forget Corruption, Power Improves!

Research finds that power can improve focus and analytical thinking.

Individuals were asked to remember times when they influenced or adjusted to others. A word association task was then performed to test analytical or holistic thinking. Those whose memories involved exercising power showed more in-depth, taxonomic thinking vs. the dominated who thought more generally.