"It is a great challenge to pay sustained attention to any one of the onslaught of moral or legal indignities unfolding in this moment. The failure, however, to continue to talk and think broadly about the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and those who participated in them-a story that has dipped in recent weeks-would be a spectacular national oversight. There is still an"
"It often is wielded as a kind of roving "gotcha" narrative, in which we the public are encouraged to wait with bated breath for the drip-drip-drip revelation of the next big name to be outed as having been connected to Epstein and the one after that- Elon Musk! Peter Thiel! Prince Andrew! Bill Gates! Steve Bannon! Bill Clinton! Peter Mandelson! Alan Dershowitz!"
Sustained attention to ongoing moral and legal indignities is difficult, yet failure to keep focus on Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes would be a national oversight. The case exposes a decadeslong abdication of institutional and personal responsibility, uncovered through investigative journalism and the bravery of formerly isolated, ignored vulnerable women. Media and public fixation on naming powerful associates often reduces coverage to a sensational “gotcha” game. That framing harms survivors by diverting attention from systemic failures of law enforcement, government, media, and public accountability. Prioritizing survivor testimony and institutional reform is essential to address the broader abuses and neglect.
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