University of Chicago Graduate School of Business
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Business Book RoundtableMarch 16, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PMThe Cheating Culture with author David CallahanDistinguished author, David Callahan, pins the blame on the dog-eat-dog economic climate of the past twenty years. Callahan posits that a harsh unfettered market and soaring income gaps have corroded our values and threaten to corrupt the equal opportunity we cherish. What Callahan dubs “the Winning Class” has enough money and clout that it can cheat without consequences – while many in the Anxious Class believe that cheating is the only way to succeed in a winner-take-all world. Through revealing interviews and extensive data, Callahan takes the reader on a gripping tour of cheating in America and makes a powerful case for why it matters. Where: Union League Club of Chicago Who:David CallahanAuthor Questions: Erik Hesler Event Description:Your next-door neighbor offers to hook you up with free cable television. Or, when you unexpectedly owe hundreds of dollars in taxes, your accountant advises you to make up deductions, since 'the IRS doesn't audit anyone.' Do you do it? David Callahan thinks many of us would. And we wouldn’t be alone. While there have always been those who have cut corners, cheating has risen in the last two decades: corporate scandals, doping in sports, plagiarizing by journalists and students. Even ministers have been caught stealing sermons off the Internet. Why all thhe cheating? And why now? David Callahan pins the blame on the dog-eat-dog economic climate of the past twenty years. A harsh unfettered market and soaring income gaps have corroded our values, he argues, and threaten to corrupt the equal opportunity we cherish. What Callahan dubs “the Winning Class” has enough money and clout that it can cheat without consequences – while many in the Anxious Class believe that cheating is the only way to succeed in a winner-take-all world. Through revealing interviews and extensive data, Callahan takes the reader on a gripping tour of cheating in America and makes a powerful case for why it matters. Lucidly written, scrupulously argued, The Cheating Culture is an important, original examination of the hidden costs of the boom years. Speaker Profiles:David Callahan David Callahan has written extensively about American history, business, and public policy. He is author of The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Do Well. His five previous books include Kindred Spirits: Harvard Business School’s Extraordinary Class of 1949 and How They Transformed American Business (John Wiley/Forbes). His numerous articles in newspapers and magazines have been published in such places as The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, and The American Prospect. Callahan has also been a frequent commentator on television programs, appearing on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News, and he has appeared dozens of times on radio talk shows across the United States, including NPR’s Marketplace. In 1999, Callahan co-founded a new think tank, Demos, a public policy center based in New York City. Previous to co-founding Demos, Callahan was a Fellow at the Century Foundation from 1994 to 1999, where he engaged in wide ranging public policy research and analysis. Callahan received his B.A. at Hampshire College and his Ph.D at Princeton University. Born in 1965, he lives in New York City. |
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