It’s an interesting story that raises a lot of questions. <\/p>\n
From what I can tell, nobody’s quite sure how he made his money. That seems to imply that he got it illegally — e.g., by bribing people, or doing nefarious deeds — or that he was on some secret payroll. Eric Weinstein (who honestly strikes me as a bit of a nut) says he might have been an asset for an intelligence agency. <\/p>\n
That makes some sense. It would tie together several different threads. <\/p>\n
But there’s a lot that needs to be investigated. <\/p>\n
It’s odd that his client list been suppressed for so long, and seemingly protected by very powerful people. Why? <\/p>\n
There are some serious questions about the circumstances surrounding his death. Although I should note that the famous skeptic Michael Shermer dismisses a lot of those questions and believes Epstein committed suicide. <\/p>\n
The Epstein story fits with the increasingly popular view that there’s a cabal of rich and powerful people who run things behind the scenes, live by their own set of rules, and protect one another. <\/p>\n
It’s possible that’s all it is. Maybe Epstein is simply a convenient avatar to attach to that story. <\/p>\n
I think there’s more to it, but I don’t know how much more. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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