{"id":965,"date":"2026-07-17T18:09:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pioneerrelocationnews.com\/?p=965"},"modified":"2026-07-17T18:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:09:28","slug":"are-the-epstein-files-a-moral-panic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pioneerrelocationnews.com\/?p=965","title":{"rendered":"Are the Epstein Files a Moral Panic?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio>https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/d2h6a3ly6ooodw.cloudfront.net\/reasontv-audio-8393195.mp3<\/audio><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<select><option>1x<\/option><option>1.1x<\/option><option>1.25x<\/option><option>1.5x<\/option><option>2x<\/option><option>3x<\/option><\/select>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>:15 <\/span><br \/>\n<span> :15<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Download  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Are the Epstein Files a Moral Panic?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-yt-id=\"tgN0R3Skocc\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"281\" id=\"yt-player-tgN0R3Skocc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tgN0R3Skocc?enablejsapi=1\" title=\"Featured YouTube video\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>HD Video Download<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Journalist Michael Tracey and Pace University&#8217;s Marcella Szablewicz debate the resolution, &#8220;The Jeffrey Epstein scandal has become a case of moral panic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/pioneerrelocationnews.com\/?p=963\">California\u2019s Local Governments Want State Taxpayers To Pay More, More, More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Taking the affirmative is Tracey, an independent journalist, political commentator, and media critic known for his skepticism of the Epstein narrative and what he calls the surrounding &#8220;mythology&#8221; and hysteria.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/pioneerrelocationnews.com\/?p=961\">With The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan Earns His Place as Hollywood\u2019s Great Liberal Humanist<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Taking the negative is Szablewicz, an associate professor of communication and media studies at Pace University&#8217;s Dyson College of Arts and Sciences. 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