 He received his Bachelor of Arts from McGill University in 1990, where his teachers included Charles Taylor, and his Master of Arts and doctor of philosophy (1995) degrees are from Northwestern University, where he studied under Thomas A. McCarthy and Jürgen Habermas.He has published both academic and popular writings, including the bestselling "The Rebel Sell".His philosophical work includes papers and books in political philosophy, business ethics, rational choice theory, action theory, and critical theory.