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Epstein Files, Washington Post Cuts, and Portland in Crisis | RealClearInvestigations Podcast #104
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February 6, 2026
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36:35Now PlayingOn this week’s episode of the RealClearInvestigations Podcast, RCI Editor J. Peder Zane and RCI Senior Reporter James Varney speak with RCI Senior Contributor Mark Hemingway about his article Portland, Oregon’s swift path from cultural phenomenon to urban crisis.
In our round-up of the week’s best investigative reporting, Zane and Varney discuss articles that report on the latest batch of Epstein files, what energy policy in Pennsylvania tells us about climate change and the price of electricity and the massive layoffs at the Washington Post.
Read the articles discussed in this episode:
Mark Hemingway article for RealClearInvestigations: Model City: Portland’s Journey From Symbol of Chic to Shabby
Washington Free Beacon: Democrat Stacey Plaskett Called Epstein Her Friend, Gave Disgraced Pedophile Exclusive Information About Her Legislative Work
RealClearInvestigations: Paradise Lost: Jeffrey Epstein’s Legacy Still Clouds the U.S. Virgin Islands
RealClearInvestigations: Power On: What PA’s Battle Over Climate Change Can Teach the Nation
Washington Post: Homeland Security Targeting Americans with Secretive Legal Weapon
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