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Proximity as Poison: What the Latest Epstein Files Reveal About Elite Insulation 

How a final document dump exposed the dangerous smallness of power—and why history warns us not to ignore it again.
Proximity as Poison: What the Latest Epstein Files Reveal About Elite Insulation 
Documents that were included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files are photographed on Jan. 2, 2026. Jon Elswick/AP Photo
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When the U.S. Department of Justice released what it describes as the final tranche of Jeffrey Epstein documents under the Epstein Files Transparency Act on Jan. 30—nearly 3.5 million pages in total—the legal narrative barely shifted. No major new indictments emerged. What did change was the social story.

Tamuz Itai
Tamuz Itai
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Tamuz Itai is a journalist and columnist who lives in Tel Aviv, Israel.