A must read from @anandwrites. This line —
“The clubby deal-making and moral racketeering of the Epstein class is now the United States’ governing philosophy” — is spot on. How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/opinion/meaning-epstein-emails.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails

This power elite was already used to ignoring the powerless. Redeeming a disgraced sex offender was a logical next step.

The New York Times