I think this is more semantics than anything. I used "Higher Power" in a slightly tongue-in-cheek way. Obviously there were one or more people who Epstein was

I think this is more semantics than anything. I used "Higher Power" in a slightly tongue-in-cheek way. Obviously there were one or more people who Epstein was "connected" to, who pulled the right strings, not some sinister black-robed cabal that meets every Tuesday to discuss their plans for world domination. The mystery is exactly who these people are, and what kinds of pressure were applied to get them to act this way. Was it a courtesy to a friend? Blackmail? A quid-pro-quo? The world is dominated by hidden, informal power structures (friendships, alliances, etc). They are quite normal and natural, but at the highest levels can lead to the same kinds of anti-democratic, anti-social outcomes you'd expect from a sinister black-robed cabal. C.S. Lewis did a good job describing this dynamic: https://www.lewissociety.org/innerring/ https://www.lewissociety.org/innerring/