Would you rather live in a place with a vibrant, dynamic economy, or one with a tightknit community where people know their neighbors?
Your first response might be, “Why do I have to choose?” The answer comes in a recent report from the Legatum Institute, a think tank in London, which evaluated the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia on 200 indicators of economic success, social progress and well-being that go into a capacious definition of prosperity. (I am a board member of the institute but did not contribute to the research...