Thanks, Niall. I, too, was dismayed to read the critiques of Chomsky's work, including in your book, Theories in Psychiatry, and that was before the Epstein revelations. There are many clay feet around.
There is a cringeworthy "apology" from Valeria Chomsky in Aaron Mate's Substack on 8 February 2026. They clearly had a lot to do with Epstein over years, claiming they knew nothing about his 2008 conviction. HOwever, DropSite Daily of Feb 10th includes this comment:
"Former police chief says Trump knew of Epstein abuse in 2006: Former Palm Beach police chief Michael Reiter told the Federal Bureau of Investigation in a 2019 interview that President Donald Trump called him in July 2006, saying Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of teenage girls was widely known in New York and Palm Beach, according to a new report from The Miami Herald. Reiter’s account directly contradicts Trump’s public denials."
Everybody knows that sort of thing, you can't stop gossip.
Thanks, Niall. I, too, was dismayed to read the critiques of Chomsky's work, including in your book, Theories in Psychiatry, and that was before the Epstein revelations. There are many clay feet around.
Carolyn
There is a cringeworthy "apology" from Valeria Chomsky in Aaron Mate's Substack on 8 February 2026. They clearly had a lot to do with Epstein over years, claiming they knew nothing about his 2008 conviction. HOwever, DropSite Daily of Feb 10th includes this comment:
"Former police chief says Trump knew of Epstein abuse in 2006: Former Palm Beach police chief Michael Reiter told the Federal Bureau of Investigation in a 2019 interview that President Donald Trump called him in July 2006, saying Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of teenage girls was widely known in New York and Palm Beach, according to a new report from The Miami Herald. Reiter’s account directly contradicts Trump’s public denials."
Everybody knows that sort of thing, you can't stop gossip.