The Epstein Class - 382

About this episode

The episode explores the implications of Jeffrey Epstein's rise within the global elite and discusses changes to the podcast's Patreon structure.

Today we're zooming out and taking a broader look at the Jeffrey Epstein phenomenon. How did an evidently barely-literate freak end up as one of the linchpins of the global oligarchic elite? It's a highly telling indication of the rot in post-Cold War democracies, above all the United States. Also, we are changing the way our Patreon tiers work. The Prospect is getting rid of digital memberships and subscriptions, so our $10 Leftenants will instead get a discount code for 60 percent off a print subscription. Hopefully that's both simpler and easier!

People in this episode

Hosts: Ryan Cooper, Alexi the Greek

Topics covered

• Jeffrey Epstein
• global elite
• post-Cold War democracies
• political analysis
• Patreon changes

Keywords

• Jeffrey Epstein
• global oligarchs
• politics
• democracy
• Patreon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Prospect

Places: United States

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