Americans are not as well off as people in peer nations – US safety net’s shortfalls show up in global data ^45.8%

The Conversation - By Stephen Bagwell, Susan Randolph - 6/26/2026, 12:45 PM

Negativity Bias 20.2% - Appeal to Authority 19.2% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 17.8%

As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence, the global data we collect and analyze shows that the country is failing to “promote the general Welfare,” as the Constitution’s framers promised a little more than a decade later. We are scholars of human rights. Alongside the Human Rights... more