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What Explains Epstein’s Friends? Plus, Crossword Politics | Start Making Sense

What Explains Epstein’s Friends? Plus, Crossword Politics | Start Making Sense

Update: 2025-12-17
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Ths coming Friday is the deadline for the Justice Department to turn over the Epstein files to Congress. But we already know the key fact about Epstein’s famous friends--they didn’t care that he had hired a 14-year-old girl for sex—and gone to jail for it. But why was that? Katha Pollitt comments.

Also: the hidden politics of the New York Times crossword puzzle: Natan Last explains; his new book is Across the Universe: the Past, Present, and Future of the Crossword Puzzle.



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What Explains Epstein’s Friends? Plus, Crossword Politics | Start Making Sense

What Explains Epstein’s Friends? Plus, Crossword Politics | Start Making Sense

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