Categories: Points of View
There was a time before 9/11 when the country had a similar obsession with celebrities. They dominated the news, testified before Congress, control American thought. They had much to do with single women having babies out of wedlock—a consistent low in American morals.
9/11 changed that. We became a better country for a while. We were more considerate and less star-struck. Unfortunately, we are back to where we were before.