David Callahan

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David Callahan is the author of The Cheating Culture, a nonfiction work on the subject of unethical behavior in American society. Since its publication in 2004, The Cheating Culture has been reviewed or discussed in numerous newspapers and magazines. The Los Angeles Times called the The Cheating Culture "a breathtaking book," while Esquire proclaimed it a "damning and persuasive critique of America's new economic life." In a profile in The New York Times, Chris Hedges called Callahan "a new liberal with old values." Callahan has appeared on hundreds of radio and television programs to discuss The Cheating Culture. He has also lectured widely on the book to business groups and university audiences, including as a frequent keynote speaker.

[edit] Other Writing

In addition to The Cheating Culture, Callahan is the author of six other books. These include his 2006 book, The Moral Center, which examines how the growing commercialization of American life and a rising focus on self interest are undermining the moral fabric of U.S. society. Callahan argues that powerful market forces have eroded family life, led to a more crass and violent media, fanned a new wave of criminality among the upper classes, and undermined the value of work. The American Prospect has called The Moral Center "fresh and provocative." Callahan is also author of the 2002 book Kindred Spirits, a history of the Harvard Business School Class of 1949. In an interview about the book with The New York Times, Callahan contrasted this earlier group of business leaders, many of whom frowned on conspicuous consumption, with the pervasive greed and corrupt found in contemporary corporate America. USA Today called the book "intriguing" and "incredibly detailed." Before writing his recent books on ethics, morality, and business, Callahan published three books on U.S. foreign policy, including Dangerous Capabilities, a biography of Paul Nitze, and Unwinnable Wars, a study of U.S. involvement in such ethnic conflicts as the wars in Bosnia, Rwanda, Lebanon, and Biafra. In addition to his books, Callahan's many articles have appeared in such publications as The Washington Monthly, The Nation, The New York Times, The American Prospect, and Commonweal.

[edit] Demos

David Callahan is Director of the Fellows Program at Demos, a nonpartisan public policy organization that he co-founded in 1999. Demos' mission is to create a fairer, more democratic America. Based in New York City, the organization produces research and engages in advocacy.