Source: Christian Science Monitor
by staff
“Since the 2019 arrest of Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges and related crimes, Americans have witnessed a steady disclosure of the names of public figures and institutions tainted by past association with the late financier. They have noted little if any justice for survivors of his alleged abuses, along with other troubling aspects of the responses to a scandal at the upper reaches of U.S. society. One probable result: a heightened crisis of trust, especially among those less fortunate toward what is seen as a self‑protective network of elite and wealthy people. A survey conducted last year found the United States now has the world’s largest gap in trust of government, business, and media between low-income and high-income earners. The gap is 29 points compared with a global average of 15. The American underclass now perceives a rigged system more than it did in the past.” (02/20/26)
https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0220/American-redemption-post-Epstein