Debate: Is the Jeffrey Epstein Scandal a Moral Panic?

Reason.com reports on a debate between journalist Michael Tracey and professor Marcella Szablewicz over the resolution that the Jeffrey Epstein scandal has become a case of moral panic. Tracey, an independent journalist skeptical of the Epstein narrative and its surrounding 'mythology' and hysteria, argues in the affirmative. Szablewicz, a communication and media studies professor whose research includes media moral panics, argues in the negative. The debate was moderated by Soho Forum Director Gene Epstein. The article outlines the participants and their stances but does not include full debate transcripts or outcomes.