Politics

The general principles of evidence-based governance should be modeled on the those countries with the highest Quality of Life indicators.

In the countries with the greatest happiness and well-being, the following principles are nearly universal, with the happiest countries having the strongest systems in place for each.

• Democracy
• Freedom of Speech
• Religious Freedom
• Separation of Church and State
• Public Education
• Social Safety Net
• Universal Health Care
• Equal Justice for all citizens
• Well-Regulated Capitalism