Editing David Callahan

{{short description|American author}}
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{{distinguish|David Callaham}}
{{Infobox writer
| name         = David Callahan
| image        = David Callahan (cropped).jpg
| caption      = Callahan in 2017
| birth_date   = {{birth based on age as of date|39|2004|6|15}}
| alma_mater   = [[Hampshire College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) <br /> [[Princeton University]] ([[PhD]])
| birth_place  = United States
| occupation   = {{Hlist|Author|journalist|editor}}
| notableworks = [[Demos (U.S. think tank)|Demos]] co-founder <br /> ''[[Inside Philanthropy]]'' founder
| period       = 1990–present
| relatives    = [[Daniel Callahan]] (father)
}}
'''David Callahan''' (born 1964/1965)<ref name = NYT/> is an American writer and editor. He is the founder and editor of ''[[Inside Philanthropy]]'', a digital media site, and Blue Tent Daily, which offers in-depth reporting on progressive organizations and the Democratic Party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bluetent.us/about-us|title=About|website=Blue Tent Daily|language=en-US|access-date=December 28, 2020}}</ref> Previously, he was a senior fellow at [[Demos (U.S. think tank)|Demos]], a public policy group based in New York City that he co-founded in 1999. He is also an author and lecturer. He is best known as the author of the books ''[[The Givers]]'' and ''[[The Cheating Culture]]''.

==Early life and education==
David Callahan is the son of bio-ethicist [[Daniel Callahan]] and psychologist Sidney Callahan.<ref name = NYT/><ref name=enc>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3404701079.html |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of World Biography |publisher=Thomson Gale |title=Daniel Callahan |year=2004}}</ref> He grew up in [[Hastings-on-Hudson]], New York.<ref name = NYT/>

He received his B.A. at [[Hampshire College]], and in 1997 received a PhD in Politics from [[Princeton University]].<ref name = NYT/>

==Career==
Callahan was a fellow at [[The Century Foundation]] from 1994 to 1999;{{cn|date=August 2022}} his work area was US foreign policy and international affairs.{{cn|date=August 2022}} 

In 1999, Callahan co-founded the liberal think tank [[Demos (U.S. think tank)|Demos]].<ref name = NYT/> He left Demos in 2013 to start ''Inside Philanthropy''.

=== ''Inside Philanthropy'' ===
Callahan launched the news website ''[[Inside Philanthropy]]'' in early 2014. The site's tag line is "Who's Funding What, and Why."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.insidephilanthropy.com|title=Front Page|website=Inside Philanthropy|language=en-US|access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref> It covers news about recent gifts by foundations and major donors, as well as the world of fundraising and trends in philanthropy. The site also includes profiles of funders to help nonprofits find money and publishes a daily newsletter. In addition, it issues its own set of annual awards, the "IPPYs," that include categories such as the "Philanthropist of the Year" and "Foundation President of the Year."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2017/12/28/philanthropy-awards-2017|title=Philanthropy Awards, 2017|work=Inside Philanthropy|access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref> ''Inside Philanthropy'' is mainly funded by subscriptions, which currently cost $397 a year or $47 a month.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/membership#|title=Membership|website=Inside Philanthropy|access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref> The site says that it "has never taken money from the funders we cover and never will."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/about|title=About Us|website=Inside Philanthropy|language=en-US|access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref>

==Writing==
In addition to his articles in ''Inside Philanthropy'', Callahan has written articles for ''The Washington Post'', ''Los Angeles Times'', ''The New York Times'', ''Foreign Policy'', ''The American Prospect'', and ''The Nation''.<ref name=demos>[http://www.demos.org/david-callahan Demos Expert Bios]</ref>

In 1997 he wrote a political-thriller novel, ''State of the Union'',  in which Islamic terrorists plot to hijack planes and crash them into the Capitol building during the State of the Union address.<ref name = NYT/>

In 2002, Callahan wrote the book ''Kindred Spirits: Harvard Business School's Extraordinary Class of 1949 and How They Transformed American Business'', a history of the Harvard Business School Class of 1949.<ref name=nyt /> 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 later generations of business leaders more motivated by greed.<ref name=nyt>{{cite news |title=What a Class of '49 Can Teach the Class of '02 |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60812F73A580C748EDDA90994DA404482 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 27, 2002 |access-date=October 23, 2010 |first=William J. |last=Holstein}}</ref>

A ''New York Times''  review of his 2004 book, ''[[The Cheating Culture|The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead]]'', [[Chris Hedges]] called Callahan "a new liberal with old values".<ref name = NYT>{{cite news |title=A Liberal With a New Emphasis on Old Values |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/15/nyregion/public-lives-a-liberal-with-new-emphasis-on-old-values.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 15, 2004 |first=Chris |last=Hedges}}</ref> The book links the rise in unethical behavior in American society to economic and regulatory trends—particularly growing inequality. The libertarian magazine  ''[[Reason (magazine)|Reason]]'' criticized Callahan for placing too much blame for cheating on the rise of [[laissez-faire]] economics.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://reason.com/archives/2004/07/01/cheating-heart|title=Cheating Heart|last=Sanchez|first=Julian|date=July 2004|work=[[Reason (magazine)|Reason]]}}</ref>

His 2007 book ''The Moral Center'' examines how a [[market economy|market-based economy]], i.e. capitalism, with its elevation of self-interest, undermines values that both liberals and conservatives care about.<ref>{{cite web |title=''The Moral Center: How We Can Reclaim Our Country from Die-Hard Extremists, Rogue Corporations, Hollywood Hacks, and Pretend Patriots'' |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/david-callahan/the-moral-center/ |website=[[Kirkus Reviews]] |access-date=August 24, 2022 |date=June 15, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Republicans Will Play Solitaire | last=Sager | first=Ryan |url=http://www.nysun.com/arts/republicans-will-play-solitaire/42722/ |work=[[The New York Sun]] |date=November 2, 2006 |access-date=October 23, 2010 }}</ref> ''[[The American Prospect]]'' reviewed the book.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Good in Good Politics |url=http://prospect.org/article/good-good-politics |work=[[The American Prospect]] |date=November 19, 2006 |access-date=April 9, 2012 |first=Deborah |last=Stone}}</ref>

His 2017 book '' [[The Givers|The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age]]'' looks at top philanthropists such as [[Michael Bloomberg]] and [[Mark Zuckerberg]]. The book was widely reviewed, including in ''The New York Times'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/14/your-money/wealth-matters-philanthropy-david-callahan.html|title=How Top Philanthropists Wield Power Through Their Donations|last=Sullivan|first=Paul|date=April 14, 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 18, 2018|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| issn = 0362-4331| last = Cottle| first = Michelle| title = Are the New Megadonors Distorting American Society?| work = The New York Times| access-date = June 27, 2020| date = April 28, 2017| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/28/books/review/givers-wealth-power-philanthropy-david-callahan.html}}</ref> ''The Washington Post'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/are-you-rich-enough-to-be-a-true-philanthropist/2017/04/14/f6bf08b8-0dab-11e7-ab07-07d9f521f6b5_story.html|title=Opinion {{!}} Are you rich enough to be a true philanthropist?|last=Kaiser|first=Robert G.|date=April 14, 2017|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=January 18, 2018|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> ''The Wall Street Journal'',<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moritz |first1=Michael |title=In Praise of Modern Medicis |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-praise-of-modern-medicis-1493766061 |access-date=August 24, 2022 |work=Wall Street Journal |date=May 2, 2017}}</ref> ''Financial Times'',<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ben-Ami |first1=Daniel |title=Donor power and the waning of democracy |url=https://www.ft.com/content/a882b70c-24ef-11e7-a34a-538b4cb30025 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/a882b70c-24ef-11e7-a34a-538b4cb30025 |archive-date=2022-12-10 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=[[Financial Times]] |date=May 4, 2017 |access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref> ''Time'',<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4737961/the-givers-david-callahan/|title='The Givers' Review: The Pitfalls of Giving It All Away|magazine=Time|date=April 13, 2017 |access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref> and ''The Atlantic''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/03/the-problem-with-philanthropy/520989/|title=The Problem With Modern Philanthropy|last=Semuels|first=Alana|work=The Atlantic|access-date=January 18, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> ''The Givers'' generated wide discussion and controversy in the world of philanthropy, including in industry publications such as ''[[The Chronicle of Philanthropy]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Opinion-The-Givers-Are/240543|title=Opinion: 'The Givers' Are Taking Too Much From Average Americans|date=July 6, 2017|work=[[The Chronicle of Philanthropy]]|access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref> ''[[Stanford Social Innovation Review]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ssir.org/book_reviews/entry/give_and_take|title=Give and Take (SSIR)|website=[[Stanford Social Innovation Review]]|language=en-us|access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref> and ''[[Philanthropy (magazine)|Philanthropy]]'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/topic/excellence_in_philanthropy/damaging_solutions_in_search_of_a_problem|title=Damaging Solutions in Search of a Problem {{!}} Excellence in Philanthropy {{!}} The Philanthropy Roundtable|access-date=January 18, 2018|language=en}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
*{{Cite book| publisher = HarperCollins| isbn = 978-0-06-016266-5| last = Callahan| first = David| title = Dangerous Capabilities: Paul Nitze and the Cold War| location = New York, NY| date = 1990}}
*{{Cite book| publisher = HarperCollins Publishers| isbn = 978-0-06-018213-7| last = Callahan| first = David| title = Between Two Worlds: Realism, Idealism, and American Foreign Policy After the Cold War| location = New York| date = 1994}}
*{{Cite book| publisher = Hill and Wang| isbn = 978-0-8090-3064-4| last = Callahan| first = David| title = Unwinnable Wars: American Power and Ethnic Conflict| location = New York| date = 1998}}
*{{Cite book| publisher = Signet| isbn = 978-0-451-19725-2| last = Callahan| first = David| title = State of the Union| location = New York| date = 1998}}
*{{Cite book| publisher = J. Wiley| isbn = 978-0-471-41819-1|oclc=50630480| last = Callahan| first = David| title = Kindred Spirits: Harvard Business School's Extraordinary Class of 1949 and How They Transformed American Business | location = Hoboken, N.J.| date = 2002}}
*{{Cite book| publisher = Harcourt| isbn = 978-0-15-603005-2|oclc=858674447| last = Callahan| first = David| title = The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead| location = Orlando, Fla.| date = 2004}}
*{{Cite book| publisher = Harcourt| isbn = 978-0-15-603298-8| last = Callahan| first = David| title = The Moral Center: How Progressives Can Unite America Around Our Shared Values | location = Orlando| date = 2007}}
*{{Cite book| edition = 1| publisher = Wiley| isbn = 978-0-470-17711-2| last = Callahan| first = David| title = Fortunes of Change: The Rise of the Liberal Rich and the Remaking of America | location = Hoboken, N.J| date = 2010}}
*{{Cite book| publisher = Alfred A. Knopf| isbn = 9781101947050| last = Callahan| first = David| title = The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age| date = 2017 |orig-year=2010}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.insidephilanthropy.com Inside Philanthropy]
*[http://www.Demos.org Demos website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101205024127/http://www.cheatingculture.com/aboutdavidcallahanhtm The Cheating Culture]

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