Caligula in the 21st Century: What the Epstein Files Reveal About U.S. Power

About this episode

The episode explores the contradictions of America's elite class in relation to Jeffrey Epstein's scandal.

In this conversation, Robert Scheer and Nolan Higdon dig into the contradictions at the heart of America’s elite class — the philanthropists, technocrats, and political leaders who publicly preach democracy, equality, and women’s rights while privately orbiting Jeffrey Epstein long after his crimes were known. Higdon walks through the documents, the lies, the intelligence connections, and the cultural implications of a scandal that refuses to fade. What emerges is a portrait of a society where wealth shields wrongdoing, institutions collapse under their own corruption, and the public is left to pick up the pieces.

People in this episode

Host: Robert Scheer

Guest: Nolan Higdon

Topics covered

• elite class
• democracy
• corruption
• scandal
• wealth
• power

Keywords

• Epstein files
• U.S. power
• elite class
• corruption
• democracy
• philanthropy
• women's rights

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Power

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