Commentary
The idea that people have an unalienable right to pursue their own happiness is a very radical idea. Prior to the eighteenth century, almost no one in the world believed it. Even today, only a small sliver of humankind agrees with it.
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John C. Goodman
Author
John C. Goodman is president and CEO of the Goodman Institute and senior research fellow at the Independent Institute. The Wall Street Journal called John “the father of Health Savings Accounts,” thanks to his frequent Congressional testimony on health policy. He is the author of sixteen books, more than 50 published studies, and innumerable editorials.