Editor & Publisher reports that the musings of Bono will begin appearing on the New York Times opinion pages this Sunday–the latest episode in a long media tradition of choosing Western celebrities to address issues concerning Africa, one of Bono’s pet projects. Given Bono’s record of cozying up to Western leaders on issues like debt relief and trade rather than confronting and challenging them, the Times will not just get Bono’s star power, it’ll also get to increased the real estate given to highlighting the downtrodden of the world without actually rocking the boat too much.
Dr. Bono, I presume …
Or rather, he presumes … to speak for those who don’t know him, and obviously wouldn’t care to.