According to the United Nations' new "World Happiness Report," European socialism is the road to well-being, and it ought to be imposed on all mankind. The 150-page report uses that special brand of question-begging statistical analysis that leftists substitute for science to support its conclusion that -- surprise! -- the major obstacles to increased "Gross National Happiness" are social and environmental injustice. And of course, where there are obstacles, there must be a government steamroller to remove them. The lead editor of the report is Jeffrey Sachs, director of Columbia University's "Earth Institute." Professor Sachs is a leading "sustainable development" advocate, a leading "anti-poverty" advocate, and a member of the Spanish Socialist Party's think-tank, Fundación IDEAS. We might conclude our assessment of the report's value, integrity, and scientific objectivity right there. However, such dismissive revulsion on the part of conservatives is precisely the psychological mechanism that the left counts on. By refusing to tackle their societal manipulation head-on, we grant the socialists unchallenged access to the public square, particularly in....
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