Kerby Anderson

Charles Gasparino, a TV network business correspondent, begins his latest book on the radicalization of corporate America by talking about “The Great Goldman Chick-fil-A Debate.” A handful of young Goldman Sachs associates wanted to order chicken sandwiches from the local Chick-fil-A restaurant. Others felt it would be racist and bigoted to do so. An angry debate broke out.

A business colleague of Charles tipped him off to the story. He was amazed that, as he puts it, “some of Goldman’s best and brightest that night” were convinced eating a “Chick-fil-A sandwich would signal a significant step in America’s de-evolution, sending the nation back to the darker times of the antebellum South.”

He explains why Chick-fil-A might be controversial to some, but still finds the reaction unreasonable. Chick-fil-A is a franchise business that is owned by entrepreneurs from all walks of life. The person working at the local restaurant “could be an Asian or Hispanic immigrant, or some dude from Ghana, not a real or imagined southern redneck.”

When his network contacted Goodman for a comment, they wouldn’t rule out that the Chick-fil-A debate occurred. Someone at Goldman later asked why he thought this this story was worth reporting. His response is simple. Just read his new book, Go Woke, Go Broke: The Inside Story of the Radicalization of Corporate America, to find out.

As you might imagine, he tells the stories of Target, Disney, and Bud Light, He provides detailed discussions about ESG, DEI, and critical race theory. And he also reminds us of the history of the so-called “summer of love.”

Wokeness is destroying corporate America, and his new book explains why.