Debate: Is the Jeffrey Epstein Scandal a Moral Panic?

Reason.com reports on a debate between journalist Michael Tracey and professor Marcella Szablewicz over whether the Jeffrey Epstein scandal has become a case of moral panic. Tracey, taking the affirmative, argues that the Epstein narrative is surrounded by 'mythology' and hysteria. Szablewicz, taking the negative, is a media studies professor whose research focuses on moral panics. The debate was moderated by Soho Forum Director Gene Epstein. The article presents the framing of the debate but does not include full transcripts of their arguments.