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In the past few days, Noam Chomsky, now ninety‑seven and largely absent from the public stage since a reported stroke in 2024, has been pulled back into the headlines not for a new book or lecture, but for his documented ties to Jeffrey Epstein, and those revelations may cast a long biographical shadow. According to the U.S. House Oversight Committee document releases, covered by outlets including The Independent, NDTV, and the New Indian Express, newly published photographs from Epstein’s estate show Chomsky sitting and talking with Epstein on what appears to be Epstein’s private jet, part of a batch of roughly 68 images drawn from some 95,000 documents turned over by Epstein’s estate. The committee has made no specific allegation of criminal wrongdoing against Chomsky, but the images, surfacing just as the Justice Department faces a legal deadline to release its Epstein case files, deepen the public record of their relationship and ensure this episode will occupy a larger place in future accounts of Chomsky’s life and legacy.
Those photos follow closely on November’s release of emails between Epstein and a roster of prominent figures, examined by WBUR in Boston, which show Epstein and Chomsky in regular, friendly contact for years after Epstein’s 2008 conviction. WBUR reports that the trove includes an undated “to whom it may concern” letter in which Chomsky praises Epstein’s intellect and global connections and notes they had been in “regular contact” with in‑depth discussions; contextual clues suggest it was written after 2017, when Chomsky became a laureate professor at the University of Arizona. WBUR also describes emails in which Epstein offers Chomsky the use of his New York and New Mexico residences and messages from Chomsky’s wife and spokesperson, Valeria, warmly apologizing for missing Epstein’s birthday and hoping to see him soon. The Hindustan Times, summarizing the same material and earlier Wall Street Journal reporting, highlights Chomsky’s own past explanation that Epstein had, in his view, “served his sentence” and therefore had a “clean slate,” and notes that Chomsky has not spoken publicly since he was reported to be convalescing in Brazil.
On the more celebratory side of the ledger, literary site Big Other marked his ninety‑seventh birthday on December seventh with a widely shared anthology of his most famous lines on power, democracy, propaganda, and intellectual responsibility, a reminder that even as health issues keep him off the stage, his words still circulate intensely in digital culture. Beyond that, there are no verified reports of new public appearances, interviews, or business ventures in the last few days; any social media chatter suggesting secret hospitalizations or behind‑the‑scenes political plotting remains pure speculation, unsupported by mainstream or primary sources.
That is the latest chapter in the unfolding story of Noam Chomsky, where towering intellectual influence now competes with uncomfortable scrutiny of his associations. Thank you 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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