How America’s Craven Plutocrats Busted the Myth of the Business Hero

Steve Jobs , Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have reinvented themselves with new titles: creators, disruptors, innovators.

David Rothkopf : These are the terms applied to today ’s billionaire class.

He says they are nothing short of “visionaries,” undeterred by obstacles and uninhibited by rules and norms.

We promote these business heroes as if they’re Thomas Edison and John D. Rockefeller rolled into one, he says.

The business hero is the enduring myth of American society, says Julian Zelizer .

Of the top 10 richest men in America , not one of them has publicly endorsed Kamala Harris or been willing to condemn Donald Trump .

Zelizer: These supposed business heroes are mostly business cowards, the first to stoop to obey.

LZ Granderson: Business Roundtable bets on Trump and everything to gain for the people they truly care about: themselves.

LZ: They know Kamala Harris will do the responsible thing and act as an agent of the people if elected, regardless of who supported her or who did not.

He asks: What truly is the difference between Sam Bankman-Fried and Steven A. Cohen ? LZ asks: SBF and Bernie Madoff lost the money, and because of that, they couldn't be heroes anymore.