The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead

Freecabletelevision.Imaginarytaxdeductions.Doyoutakeyourchancetocheat?DavidCallahanthinksmanyofuswould;witnesscorporatescandals,dopingathletes,plagiarizingjournalists.Whyallthecheating?Whynow?Callahanblamesthedog-eat-dogeconomicclimateofthepasttwentyyears:Anunfetteredmarketandunprecedentedeconomicinequalityhavecorrodedourvaluesandthreatentocorrupttheequalopportunitywecherish.Callahan's"WinningClass"hascreatedaseparatemoralrealitywhereitcheatswithoutconsequences-whilethe"AnxiousClass"believeschoosingnottocheatcouldcancelitsonlyshotatsuccessinawinner-take-allworld.UpdatedwithanewafterwordanalyzingthelatestoncheatingfromtheMarthaStewarttrialtotheTycoandEnronsentencings,TheCheatingCulturetakesusonagrippingtourofcheatinginAmericaandmakesapowerfulcaseforwhyitmatters.