Tag Archives: Jeffrey Epstein

Richard III and Epstein’s Crimes

By Robin Bates | Published: March 11, 2026

In which I report on an article applying Shakespeare’s “Richard III” to the Epstein fallout.

By Robin Bates | Published: March 10, 2026

Now that Trump has been credibly accused me of pedophilic acts, I turned to literary mentions of pedophilia, especially “Lolita.”

By Robin Bates | Published: December 21, 2025

Pedophile Epstein charmed people, blinding them to evident pedophilia. So does Humbert Humbert in Nabokov’s “Lolita.”

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By Robin Bates | Published: September 9, 2025

Can we ever know the full truth about the Epstein and friends? A Stephen Crane poem expresses doubts, a Dickinson poem is more optimistic.

By Robin Bates | Published: July 15, 2025

Hammett’s “Red Harvest,” with its tale of corruption rebounding on the corrupt, seems particularly relevant today.