This dude already sucks absent any Epstein connection, and I don’t know what annoys me more: that even this might not get his corrupt geriatric ass out of the classroom and the halls of power, or that it’s the only thing that might.
So he basically said “I know I fucked up and no one wants me here but it’s my job so let’s focus on the material”. Didn’t look “extremely awkward” to me. I mean, fuck this guy but what do people expect him to do? Kill himself?
Even if he’d never met JE in his life he’d still be an SOB. Not a good dude, not a good economist, should not be teaching at all, and at 70 has every right to retire and just go the fuck away.
And that’s what the fuck he should do.
Maybe resign?
Jobs are kinda hard to come by tbh.
But if he’s in there, perhaps he’ll get a job in prison.
Lets not forget the part where he asks advice from Epstein on how to romantically approach one of his mentees.
I don’t think he feels any remorse, he is just trying to strategically minimise his losses by giving the appropriate soulless responses. Anyone with a drop of conscience and respect for their students would have permanently resigned from teaching.
I don’t know what he feels or thinks. I’m just commenting on the click bait title. What I would be interested in is why he’s still allowed to teach at all. Then again, maybe titles like that help direct attention to it and will get us some answers from Harvard?
It is awkward for a prof to be in world news for romantically chasing after a mentee, asking for advice from someone he knew was a convicted sex predator. Then he is expected to lead a lecture. Maybe you’ve never led a college lecture, but I can assure you from experience that would be a very difficult situation. Maintaining an environment of respect between professor and students is already difficult in normal circumstances
I mean it is awkward that he seems to be apologizing for a very serious allegation but his apology sounds not too different from “sorry I was 15 minutes lates to class. welp lets continue”. I agree this should have been resolved on the university level but this guy likely brings shit tons of money to the department through his connections and we have all seen with Trump adminstration how board of directors behave when threatened with funding cuts.
Yes
-These exchanges, as did many others, took place well after Epstein had pleaded guilty in 2008 to sexually abusing teenage girls as young as 14 years old, and continued up until his arrest in 2019 for child sex trafficking.
Fuck this guy.
I’m not nearly young enough to fuck that guy
But you’re unwilling. That’s a start!
I thought I heard that story before, but it turns out, this is a different guy.
https://youtu.be/VNLdyWPAz18Love skeptchick and it’s amazing that’s she’s in the Epstein files (because she hassles and calls out sex predators)
it was a nice video thanks
Ah yeah, Lawrence Krauss, very few are surprised about that one
Way to downplay being ok with child sexual abuse and human trafficking.
Reminds me of someone.
Actor Jeffrey Jones?
…dark overlord of the universe…
The course evaluations are going to be very interesting.
