The Corner Jobs and National Character By Mona Charen January 10, 2014 2:50 PM Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Flipboard Share on WhatsApp Email this article This morning’s disappointing jobs report (shouldn’t the last 3 words be a macro in the age of Obama?) reinforces the points I made in today’s column. Are we still a nation of strivers? One wonders as the retreat from the workforce continues . . .