Triple Pundit: John Mackey, the co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods describes himself as an enthusiastic proponent of the First Amendment who believes business leaders should speak out openly when they believe it is appropriate to do so. Mackey certainly likes to exercise his First Amendment rights, whether it is in books (see his latest one Conscious Capitalism), public appearances, or even on Yahoo Finance`s message board under the pseudonym Rahodeb.
Many times his controversial opinions on issues like unions,...