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Preamble

The Impossible Dream

By David Wootton

How have we come to build a whole culture around a futile, self-defeating enterprise: the pursuit of happiness?

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Essay

Government Work

By Maddy Crowell

Could a Ministry of Happiness improve the lives of India’s citizens?

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Gunung Leuser National Park, 2017. Photograph by Dennis Keller. Flickr. (CC BY 2.0)

Essay

The Loneliest of Species

By Jay Griffiths

Can bridging the divide between animals and humans bring about lasting happiness?

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Essay

Hell Breaks Loose

By Henry Freedland

Searching for hope in a blazing world.

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