Whats Behind the Likes of A Listers Like Bill Clinton, Russell Simmons, and Alec Baldwin Going Vegan?
The days of Alicia Silverstone and Moby being the most high-profile vegans are over. A new article in Business Week chronicles “The Rise of Power Vegans.” Those on the list include Bill Clinton; Las Vegas casino magnate Steve Wynn; publisher and real estate billionaire Mort Zuckerman; Def Jams founder Russell Simmons, Ford Executive Chairman of the Board Bill Ford; Twitter co-founder Biz Stone; Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, and the likes of Alec Baldwin and Mike Tyson, too.Business Week reports: It shouldn’t be surprising that so many CEOs are shunning meat, dairy, and eggs: It’s an exclusive club. Only 1 percent of the U.S. population is vegan, partly because veganism isn’t cheap: The cost comes from the value of specialty products made by speciality companies with cloying names (tofurkey, anyone?). Vegans also have to be powerful enough to even know what veganism is. Sure there aren’t a lot of vegans, but I take issue with the fact the veganism isn’t cheap — I lived much of my high s
