India, Feb. 14 -- Every few years, a similar pattern keeps repeating. A set of names tumbles into public view, and the world performs its ritual of shock. Court records are unsealed, testimonies surface, and for a few weeks, it seems as though something that nobody knew has been shockingly revealed. And then, quietly, the cycle completes itself: the names are absorbed into the archives, the outrage fades, and many of those condemned reappear on public stages within months. The Epstein files are only the latest instance. The names may be new, but the pattern is ancient: powerful and rich men caught using their power and money for exploitation. The defect does not merely operate through individuals; it operates through the structures that e...