program. work ethic still matters and it is something we can control. and there is such a thing as a collective work ethic. it's like a foul ball. it's either going up or coming down. it's been coming down for 15 years. what you just read and what's making the rounds is a lot of research by the author of "men without work." in this word we have never seen the likes of this before. never in peacetime have so many able bodied men affirmatively chosen to sit out. we can argue what it means for the country or why it's happening. i have got theories and other people do as well. there is no denying the reality of the stat or its impact on the