RFK Jr.s Creepy Claim About Jeffrey Epstein Has a Hidden Dark Side
b'This week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. triggered an online explosion with a\\xa0very weird defense of himself\\xa0for spending time with Jeffrey Epstein. Everyone laughed, but we think this saga is revealing: It opens a window on his underappreciated appeal to disaffected young men. So we chatted with Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, a New School professor who specializes in politics and culture and has\\xa0dissected the Kennedy phenomenon\\xa0in surprising ways. Petrzela\\xa0helped us uncover the darker undercurrents driving Kennedy\\u2019s popularity and the ugly truths it reveals about our politics.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'