NATE CAST — JULY 6: Happy 250th, America… But Are We Happy?

NATE CAST — JULY 6: Happy 250th, America… But Are We Happy?America just celebrated its 250th birthday, but here’s the question I can’t stop thinking about:Are we actually happy?Collectively, we’re the richest large country in the world. We have incredible technology, endless entertainment, bigger homes, more consumer goods, and more wealth than almost any society in history. Yet we also live shorter lives than many of our peers, suffer higher rates of chronic disease, loneliness, addiction, and anxiety, and consistently rank behind many other wealthy countries in measures of life satisfaction.What’s going on?This episode looks at why a nation with so much prosperity often feels so unhappy. Is it our healthcare system? Our work culture? Social media? Politics? The loss of community? Or something even deeper?Then we’ll turn to the controversy surrounding Donald Trump’s meme coin and what it says about speculation, celebrity, and the growing tendency to treat politics like a financial casino.Finally, we’ll discuss the latest World Cup controversy over the reversal of a red card and what it reveals about power, influence, and whether the rules are really the same for everyone.Three stories. One question: What kind of country do we want to become over the next 250 years?