The New Yorker’s kind to Bono the politician: Some of the songs that Bono has written are “political,” in that they refer to events like the Irish troubles and the “disappeared” of Central America. But what is really political about Bono is his politics. As a celebrity trying to change the world, he has no peer.

Don’t forget to check out the New Yorker’s homepage, which features a cute illustration by Tom Bachtell.