Republican Gods

The only quibble I have with Waldman’s essay is that he doesn’t put the Republican deification of corporate heads in historical context. Republicans have ALWAYS deified business owners. During the mid-twentieth century they had to mask that rhetoric by talking about respect for organized labor and such, but that was always a sham only forced upon them by political realities. Today, the remnants of hiding their deification of plutocrats is by talking about “small business owners,” but again, this is a dodge for political reasons. Whether in 1865, 1915, 1975, or 2014, Republicans have always considered the whims of corporate leaders as far more important than people eating or having shelter.