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The Celebrity Circa 2009

July 2, 2009  •  Family Security Matters

All one has to recognize the fact we are in a celebrity age is to examine the coverage of Michael Jackson's death. The so-called King of Pop received more attention than the passing of recent presidents.

In his famous book Image of America, Daniel Boorstin argued that the essence of contemporary celebrity status is "being known for knownness." As I see it, the celebrity is manufactured, a product that emerges from marketing like toothpaste. It is instructive that in a television age and a YouTube-addicted public almost everyone is eligible for what Andy Warhol called "15 minutes of fame."

Of course, that means that fame can be dubious. Bernard Madoff is famous, a function of his fraudulent behavior. Paris Hilton is famous for being promiscuous. Donald Trump is famous for converting his ego into commercial enterprises.

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review of Saving Freedom: We Can Stop America's Slide into Socialism

June 30, 2009  •  The Washington Times

It would appear that the Republican Party is moribund. President Obama's initiatives have set Republicans back on their heels. The Republican minority in Congress can say "no," but the word doesn't resonate. Obamacrats can bulldoze the legislative process, converting America into a command economy with government expanding its authority each passing day.

But all is not lost.

There is a senatorial voice that sings a different Washington tune. He is Sen. Jim DeMint, South Carolina Republican, and he not only continually exposes the drift to socialism in the United States, he offers a plan of action in his latest book, "Saving Freedom," released by Fidelis Books.

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