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The Epstein documents

On sets of rules, complicity, and power,

John Boland and Timothy Cordes discuss the pending release of the Jeffrey Epstein documents, acknowledging the evil that Epstein and his facilitators perpetrated.

We ponder if the wealthy operate under different rules and why. We discuss complicity and opportunism both first ignoring Epstein and now scrutinizing the files. We discuss the dangers of moral relativism and wonder about any further fallout from the release.

Tim’s whack-jobs, the Regents of the Universities of Wisconsin pay a quarter million dollars to not have to admit they discriminated against someone based on race.

John’s heroes did something unfathomably hard.

Referred to:

The banality of evil: how Epstein’s powerful friends normalized him | Jeffrey Epstein | The Guardian

Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story: Brown, Julie K. Amazon.com

UW Board of Regents settles racial discrimination lawsuit for $265,000 - WPR

U. of Wisconsin Apologizes for Doctoring Photo to Portray Campus as Diverse

Pray for Tyler Robinson’s Family - WSJ

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