As we enter the second year of war, celebrities need to pivot. A mere show of support is not enough. They need to get specific about what Ukraine needs. Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher have raised millions for relief efforts. Kudos. Now they need to use their massive public platforms to call upon Western leaders to accelerate the delivery of lethal and defensive aid. I realize the ridiculous nature of that sentence. But I also realize there is a growing void in the commentariat. And if military and geopolitical experts are increasingly on mute, maybe celebrities can ask why it is taking so long to give Ukraine the weapons they desperately need to survive.

Why? What changed?

The industry isn’t obsessed with values as much as groupthink. Remember all the stars who railed against the “kids in cages” at the U.S./Mexico border? That rallying cry went whisper silent once a Democrat moved into the Oval Office in 2021.

No one dared to revive the issue knowing their peers wouldn’t approve.