Anand Giridharadas: “The Epstein Class Is Defined by Amorality”

If you’re trying to get a handle on the full ramifications of the Epstein files, Terry Moran’s February 4 interview with journalist and political commentator Anand Giridharadas is a great place to start.

Here’s how the interview is introduced on Moran’s podcast, Real Patriotism:

In a wide-ranging conversation, Anand Giridharadas joins Terry Moran to examine power, morality, and the elite networks that shape American life – from politics and corporate culture to inequality, immigration, and democracy itself. Prompted by the release of the Epstein documents, the discussion moves beyond scandal to ask deeper questions: how elite impunity works, why consequences are so rarely attach to power, how corporate values shift with political winds, and why so many Americans have lost trust in institutions meant to serve them.

The [40-minute] conversation also explores the rise of Donald Trump, the collapse of elite credibility, and the enduring tension between exclusion and belonging in American history – including what still draws people from around the world to become American. This is not a story of conspiracy. It is a factual story about systems, incentives, and power – and about what, even now, continues to set America apart.

Related Off-site Links:
It’s So Much Bigger Than Epstein – Anand Giridharadas (The Ink, February 2, 2026).
Rep. Thomas Massie Threatens to Go “Nuclear” and Reveal Epstein Client Names If Attorney General Pam Bondi Won’t Unredact Them – Stephen Prager (Common Dreams, February 9, 2026).
The Hidden Truth of the Epstein E-mails: An Interview with Anand Giridharadas – The Chris Hedges Report (January 5, 2026).
The Epstein Files Show How Powerful Men Protect Each Other: An Interview with Helen Rumbelow – Times News (February 4, 2026).
“Billionaire Boys Club”: What the Latest Epstein Files Reveal About Elite Impunity – Democracy Now! (February 2, 2026).
Epstein Files Reveal Scandal’s Global Reach. What’s Next for Europe’s Elite? – Amanpour and Company (February 5, 2026).
How Epstein Helped Ruin Gaming and Engineered the Modern Online Reactionary Movement – Mike Figueredo (The Humanist Report, February 4, 2026).
Why Is the Media Not Touching Jeffrey Epstein’s Clear Connection to Israel? – Prem Thakker (Zeteo, February 5, 2026).
Epstein’s Israel Links and Everything Else Ignored by Mainstream Media – Al Jazeera (February 7, 2026).
Trump, Epstein and the Decline of American Democracy: An Interview with Chris Hedges – Marc Lamont Hill (Upfront, February 7, 2026).
Stop Calling Epstein’s Youngest Victims Underage – They Were Children – Sophie Heawood (The Independent, February 3, 2026).
From Epstein to Gaza: The Depravity of the Western Elite Is Now Fully Exposed – Soumaya Ghannoushi (Middle East Eye, February 3, 2026).
“Heartbreaking”: Journalist Vicky Ward on New Epstein Files and Survivors’ Fight for Accountability – Democracy Now! (December 24, 2025).
How the “Epstein Class” Fails to the Top: An Interview with Anand Giridharadas – The Chris Hedges Report (December 23, 2025).
Anand Giridharadas on the Elite Network Around Epstein – Democracy Now! (November 25, 2025).


See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• Lee Camp: “The Epstein Scandal Has Revealed the Revolting Depravity of the Ruling Elite”
• Anand Giridharadas on the “Elite Network” Around Jeffrey Epstein
• Memes of the Times – November 2025