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.