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In the last few days, Noam Chomsky has been back in the headlines, not through new speeches or surprise interviews but through a fresh wave of documents and images tying him, at least socially, to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. WBUR reports that newly released emails reviewed from a trove obtained by the US House Oversight Committee show Chomsky maintained regular and friendly contact with Epstein well after Epstein’s 2008 conviction, including warm personal notes, offers of use of Epstein properties, and an undated letter of support in which Chomsky appears to describe Epstein as a highly valued friend and intellectual companion. House Democrats this week released a new batch of photographs from Epstein’s estate, and outlets from NDTV to the New Indian Express describe images of Noam Chomsky seated with Epstein on what appears to be an aircraft, grouped in public coverage alongside photos of Bill Gates, Woody Allen, and Steve Bannon. These releases are being framed in Washington as part of a broader push for transparency under the recently passed Epstein Files Transparency Act, which compels the Justice Department to disclose an unprecedented volume of Epstein related case material. While there is, to date, no allegation that Chomsky participated in or knew of Epstein’s crimes, the emails and photos are forcing a reevaluation of his judgment and his long burnished moral authority on questions of power and abuse. ZNetwork and other left commentary spaces have moved quickly to reassess his legacy, stressing that Chomsky has been unable to communicate publicly since a devastating stroke in June 2023, and arguing over whether these revelations mark a tragic footnote or a fundamental stain on the biography of the worlds most famous dissident linguist. On the more celebratory side, the STAR Scholars Network recently marked his ninety seventh birthday with the A. Noam Chomsky Global Connections Awards Ceremony, an online event that underscored his enduring stature in global academic and activist circles even as he remains personally out of the public eye. Social media chatter, amplified by independent newsletters like Historicly, has mixed genuine shock, schadenfreude, and defense from longtime admirers, suggesting that how these Epstein documents are interpreted may become a defining late chapter of the Chomsky story. Speculation that further releases might contain even more explicit material involving Chomsky remains just that speculative pending the Justice Departments next document dump. For now, the record points to a deeply ill advised but apparently voluntary friendship with a convicted predator, likely to shadow every future biography flash on Noam Chomsky. Thanks for listening, and be sure to subscribe so you never miss an update on Noam Chomsky and search the term Biography Flash for more great biographies.

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