Economy / Books & the Arts / In Make Your Own Job, Erik Baker shows just how long Americans have scrambled to pile work on top of work—and at what cost. Nick Juravich What is a “work ethic”? In its ...

Some people credit their life’s successes to natural smarts or talent. Others with more humility might opine that what they have accomplished in their lives is simply a matter of luck being on their ...

Written in 1905, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber argues that certain aspects of Protestantism, particularly the belief in a calling and predestination, fostered a ...