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Brendan O'Neill on Sean Penn and the Politics of Celebrity
George W. Bush aided and abetted in the
transformation of Bono into spokesman for the whole Third World.
Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown once had a chat with
Angelina Jolie about what to do with Africa. The Hague made
supermodel Naomi Campbell testify at the trial of former Liberian
President Charles Taylor. More recently, Argentian President
Cristina Kirchner called on Sean Penn to argue against British
colonialism. Brendan O'Neill explains why more and more political
leaders now outsource authority to celebrities.
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