Business Blunders

Business Blunders

Winter Is Coming For Summers

I warned readers about Larry Summers' gross incompetence in 2013. Now it's back on full display in emails with Jeffrey Epstein.

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Al Lewis
Nov 19, 2025
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“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again.” – Henry Ford


Larry Summers now finds himself under scrutiny for his long relationship with the world’s most notorious sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.

Today, he resigned from the board of artificial intelligence pioneer, OpenAI. On Monday, he apologized and said he would step back from public commitments. He also said he would continue teaching at Harvard University, even as the Ivy League icon has launched an internal investigation.

“I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused. I take full responsibility for my misguided decision to continue communicating with Mr. Epstein.” (Comic: ChatGPT)

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As the former Treasury Secretary under President Bill Clinton and an economic advisor to President Barack Obama, Summers is going to be a prime punching bag for Donald Trump – whose name appears most in the most recent Epstein email dump. The president has already stumped for the Department of Justice to investigate Summers.

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