Arthur Brooks is on to something.

After studying 35 years of data on happiness, he made some fascinating finds. He reported them in a book called "Gross National Happiness."

What did he find? Well, folks who hold traditional views and who lead traditional lives are happy. Those who hold "progressive" views are less happy. In fact, conservative folks are twice as happy as those on the political left.
 
Happily, you can read about it here.