Why Elon Musk the bully is seen by many as a hero

Misbehaving man: Musk's biographer frames his dark side as integral to his success. This cliched narrative frame is one of popular culture's most insidious ideas, says the writer. — TNS

IN the eyes of many Americans, Elon Musk is still a great man.

The myth often goes unquestioned by powerful men with access to him: be it his biographer Walter Isaacson or interviewer Andrew Ross Sorkin at the recent New York Times DealBook Summit conference.