Noam Chomsky, Jeffrey Epstein and the Politics of Betrayal - Read by Eunice Wong

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Eunice Wong reads an article discussing Noam Chomsky's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and the implications of betrayal in the context of intellectuals.

This article is read by Eunice Wong. You can find her work at www.eunicewong.actor . Text originally published February 8, 2026 . The Chris Hedges Report is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Full Text: I don’t expect much from politicians, corporate tycoons, the presidents of prestigious universities, billionaire philanthropists, celebrities, royalty or oligarchs. They live in narcissistic and hedonistic bubbles that cater to their self-worship and moral depravity. But I do expect a lot from intellectuals such as Noam Chomsky. The explanation by his wife Valéria - Noam suffered a severe stroke in June 2023 and is incapacitated - of their relationship with Jeffrey Epstein is filled with the fatuous excuses used by all those who have been outed in the Epstein emails and documents. According to Valéria, she and Noam were “overly trusting.” This led to “poor judgment.” She writes that she and Noam were ensnared by dinners with luminaries at Epstein’s mansion, flights on his private jet nicknamed the Lolita Express, a literary reference to the sexual exploitation of girls Noam would have recognized…

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Host: Eunice Wong

Topics covered

• politics
• betrayal
• intellectuals
• Epstein scandal
• trust
• judgment

Keywords

• Noam Chomsky
• Jeffrey Epstein
• Valéria
• betrayal
• politics
• intellectuals
• trust
• judgment

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