The Vault: The Epstein Files: Jeffrey Epstein Accountability Is Not a “Satanic Panic” — Here’s Why (2/28/26)

Framing the current push for accountability in the Jeffrey Epstein case as a modern “satanic panic” mischaracterizes both the evidence and the nature of the underlying crimes. The satanic panic of the 1980s was marked by unfounded ritual-abuse allegations, moral hysteria, and prosecutions built on u