The Sociopathy of Jeffrey Epstein

Joe Kennedy Eyes the Senate • Warren-mentum in Seattle • Make-Believe in MAGA [View this email in your browser]( [Advertisement]( [Powered by LiveIntent]( [AdChoices]( The Sociopathy of Jeffrey Epstein Good morning! The action continued in the Hive newsroom, dear reader: Bethany McLean reported on [Elon Musk’s house of cards](; Ballers [paid tribute]( to Elizabeth Warren; and Andrew Luck’s premature retirement [left a mark on the NFL](. But who wants to talk about yesterday’s news, anyway? Today, Vanessa Grigoriadis delves back into the haunted world of Jeffrey Epstein, whose perversion was all the more horrifying because it was so familiar. Tina Nguyen considers the senatorial prospects of the third Joe Kennedy. And Bess Levin cracks open the DSM-5 to evaluate Trump’s make-believe phone calls with China. We hope that you’re enjoying what you’re reading. Have a great day! [Illustration of Jeffrey Epstein]( [The Curious Sociopathy of Jeffrey Epstein]( By [Vanessa Grigoriadis]( [Epstein was a monster who portrayed himself as a “man of mystery,” says one of his ex-girlfriends. But Epstein also epitomized the larger transactional nature of fin de siècle New York society—the sociopath who proved the rule.]( [Is America Ready for Its Fourth Senator Kennedy?]( By [Tina Nguyen]( [Rep. Joe Kennedy III says he’s considering challenging incumbent Democrat Ed Markey for the Senate seat previously held by his two great-uncles, JFK and Teddy. “I hear the folks who say I should wait my turn,” Kennedy wrote on Facebook, “but with due respect, I’m not sure this is a moment for waiting.”]( [Trump Appears to Be Lying, Again, to Save His Own Ass]( By [Bess Levin]( [The Dow rallied on the news of the president’s alleged call with China, which Beijing flatly denied.]( [Elizabeth Warren’s Massive Crowds Are Only Getting Bigger]( By [Eric Lutz]( [She drew 12,000 in Minnesota, and now 15,000 in Seattle. Could her rallies preview a polling surge?]( [From the Archive: The Birth of Page Six]( [Anonymous tips, political agendas, raging lawyers, outrageous sex stories—so goes life a “Page Six,” the New York Post gossip column Rupert Murdoch ordered up in 1977. The Page has since broken news of Donald and Marla’s affair, Woody Allen’s relationship with his “stepdaughter,” and Kirstie Alley’s possum-nursing fetish. In this 2004 classic, alumnus Frank DiGiacomo chronicles the feuds, scoops, and characters that have made the column as powerful as the boldfaced names it covers.]( [Advertisement]( [Powered by LiveIntent]( [AdChoices]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Copyright © Condé Nast 2019. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.