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Maga’s headed for schism

By Lindsay Beyerstein / July 14, 2025 /

The Epstein case is a particularly effective wedge because Trump’s conspiracist base feels humiliated, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.

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Ken Starr, janus-faced moral hack, is finally dead

By Erik Loomis / September 14, 2022 / Comments Off on Ken Starr, janus-faced moral hack, is finally dead

In short, Starr’s feelings about sexual crime depended entirely on whether he liked the person who committed it. 

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Like Epstein, Andrew escapes justice

By Richard Sudan / March 29, 2022 / Comments Off on Like Epstein, Andrew escapes justice

With a $15.7M settlement to avoid defending himself in civil court, the prince sorta kinda admits to abusing teenaged Virginia Giuffre.

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Why didn’t the system ever hold Jeffrey Epstein to account? Because he was the system

By Richard Sudan / December 10, 2021 / Comments Off on Why didn’t the system ever hold Jeffrey Epstein to account? Because he was the system

The ongoing trial of Epstein’s partner Ghislaine Maxwell reminds us it’s impossible to remove the politics of race and class from the equation.

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