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Email chain on fighter jet offset negotiations (Brazil)

This email thread, involving Jeffrey Epstein, centers on Brazil’s prospective fighter-jet purchase and the use of offset agreements managed by an offset service provider, with lobbying from France, Sweden, and the USA and references to complex, third‑party obligations that accompany such deals, illustrating the opaque nature of defense negotiations and even including an explicit off‑color remark that underscores the questionable tone of some exchanges.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Email chain on fighter jet offset negotiations (Brazil)

This email thread, involving Jeffrey Epstein, centers on Brazil’s prospective fighter-jet purchase and the use of offset agreements managed by an offset service provider, with lobbying from France, Sweden, and the USA and references to complex, third‑party obligations that accompany such deals, illustrating the opaque nature of defense negotiations and even including an explicit off‑color remark that underscores the questionable tone of some exchanges.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance: Epstein and Maxwell

This email-forward links a Vanity Fair profile of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, painting them as a powerful, captivating duo at the center of a sprawling New York network that includes Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton, while revisiting long-simmering rumors of Epstein’s sexual misconduct with underage girls and Maxwell’s crucial role in introducing him to young women; as new allegations surface from women now in their twenties and thirties, the piece uses insiders’ portraits to explore the loyalty, vulnerability, and extraordinary wealth that sustain their influence and secrecy.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance: Epstein and Maxwell

This email-forward links a Vanity Fair profile of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, painting them as a powerful, captivating duo at the center of a sprawling New York network that includes Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton, while revisiting long-simmering rumors of Epstein’s sexual misconduct with underage girls and Maxwell’s crucial role in introducing him to young women; as new allegations surface from women now in their twenties and thirties, the piece uses insiders’ portraits to explore the loyalty, vulnerability, and extraordinary wealth that sustain their influence and secrecy.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

This Vanity Fair profile by Vicky Ward portrays Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell as the core of New York’s “oddest alliance,” detailing Epstein’s immense wealth and secrecy alongside persistent allegations that he molested underage girls, and Maxwell’s vivid, loyal, highly connected persona who introduced him to young women. It sketches Epstein’s elite circle—billionaires, financiers, and figures like Prince Andrew—as inclined to overlook troubling behavior in exchange for influence, while offering intimate portraits of Maxwell’s charm, curiosity, and vulnerability that help sustain their extraordinary ascent. The piece combines firsthand anecdotes with a pointed critique of how money and status shield misconduct within elite society.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell: Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

An insider preview of Vanity Fair’s profile of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, recounting Epstein’s opaque fortune and alleged predatory conduct, Maxwell’s magnetic, loyal persona, and their entrenchment in elite circles (including Prince Andrew and finance leaders), illustrating how wealth, status, and close friendships can complicate scrutiny and accountability.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Jeffrey and Ghislaine: Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

The document presents an email exchange and a Vanity Fair excerpt that together portray the complex, controversial alliance between financier Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, detailing Epstein’s opaque fortune, Maxwell’s influential social reach, and renewed allegations of underage sexual exploitation, as journalist Vicky Ward reflects on their personalities, loyalty, and the powerful high-society network that sustains their prominence.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

This excerpt from a Vanity Fair profile chronicles the controversial, high-powered alliance between billionaire Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, weaving together Epstein’s immense wealth and alleged sexual misconduct with underage girls, Maxwell’s magnetic, well-connected persona and loyalty to friends like Bill Clinton, and the media’s obsession with their circle—including Prince Andrew—while offering the author’s intimate observations on their personalities, history, and the unsettling allure of wealth and influence in New York society.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Re: Offset agreements for fighter jet deals (Brazil)

An internal January 31, 2013 email thread by Jeffrey Epstein discusses Brazil’s interest in fighter-jet purchases and the role of offset service providers in complex, multi-party deals where funds from the sale are diverted to third-party items, amid lobbying by France, Sweden, and the United States to secure a large jet deal, with speculative claims of high-level connections and a crude aside included, all wrapped in standard confidentiality notices marking the communication as privileged and proprietary.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

This Vanity Fair profile by Vicky Ward portrays Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell as the core of New York’s “oddest alliance,” detailing Epstein’s immense wealth and secrecy alongside persistent allegations that he molested underage girls, and Maxwell’s vivid, loyal, highly connected persona who introduced him to young women. It sketches Epstein’s elite circle—billionaires, financiers, and figures like Prince Andrew—as inclined to overlook troubling behavior in exchange for influence, while offering intimate portraits of Maxwell’s charm, curiosity, and vulnerability that help sustain their extraordinary ascent. The piece combines firsthand anecdotes with a pointed critique of how money and status shield misconduct within elite society.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell: Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

An insider preview of Vanity Fair’s profile of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, recounting Epstein’s opaque fortune and alleged predatory conduct, Maxwell’s magnetic, loyal persona, and their entrenchment in elite circles (including Prince Andrew and finance leaders), illustrating how wealth, status, and close friendships can complicate scrutiny and accountability.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Jeffrey and Ghislaine: Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

The document presents an email exchange and a Vanity Fair excerpt that together portray the complex, controversial alliance between financier Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, detailing Epstein’s opaque fortune, Maxwell’s influential social reach, and renewed allegations of underage sexual exploitation, as journalist Vicky Ward reflects on their personalities, loyalty, and the powerful high-society network that sustains their prominence.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

This excerpt from a Vanity Fair profile chronicles the controversial, high-powered alliance between billionaire Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, weaving together Epstein’s immense wealth and alleged sexual misconduct with underage girls, Maxwell’s magnetic, well-connected persona and loyalty to friends like Bill Clinton, and the media’s obsession with their circle—including Prince Andrew—while offering the author’s intimate observations on their personalities, history, and the unsettling allure of wealth and influence in New York society.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Re: Offset agreements for fighter jet deals (Brazil)

An internal January 31, 2013 email thread by Jeffrey Epstein discusses Brazil’s interest in fighter-jet purchases and the role of offset service providers in complex, multi-party deals where funds from the sale are diverted to third-party items, amid lobbying by France, Sweden, and the United States to secure a large jet deal, with speculative claims of high-level connections and a crude aside included, all wrapped in standard confidentiality notices marking the communication as privileged and proprietary.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell

These messages, including a Vanity Fair excerpt and notes on “New York’s Oddest Alliance,” reveal the intimate, opaque web surrounding financier Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell: Epstein’s substantial fortune and his access to powerful financiers and elites, Maxwell’s charisma and loyalty, and the growing allegations by women that Epstein mistreated underage girls, as a journalist candidly reflects on why this elite circle continues to draw scrutiny.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell

These messages, including a Vanity Fair excerpt and notes on “New York’s Oddest Alliance,” reveal the intimate, opaque web surrounding financier Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell: Epstein’s substantial fortune and his access to powerful financiers and elites, Maxwell’s charisma and loyalty, and the growing allegations by women that Epstein mistreated underage girls, as a journalist candidly reflects on why this elite circle continues to draw scrutiny.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

This forwarded email highlights Vanity Fair’s profile of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, portraying their uneasy but powerful alliance in New York society, exploring Maxwell’s charisma and vast connections, Epstein’s mysterious wealth and past allegations of abusing underage girls, and the circle of influential friends—such as Prince Andrew—who remain entwined despite the emerging scrutiny.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Email discussion about Epstein-Maxwell Vanity Fair piece

This 2011 email thread discusses Vanity Fair’s profile of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, offering a vivid portrait of their powerful, insular New York circle, Epstein’s wealth and secrecy, Maxwell’s magnetic influence and loyalty, and the alleged pattern of exploiting young women, with ties to high-profile figures like Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton, highlighting how money and prestige can obscure troubling behavior and sustain an extraordinary alliance.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

Vicky Ward’s Vanity Fair profile examines the volatile alliance of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, portraying Epstein as a brilliant but secretive financier facing renewed scrutiny over alleged underage sex, and Maxwell as a magnetic, fiercely loyal figure whose bond with him—spurred in part by his support after her father’s death—helps fuel a powerful New York circle that includes Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew, where wealth and influence often shield unsettling conduct even as new, bone-chilling allegations emerge.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

This forwarded email highlights Vanity Fair’s profile of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, portraying their uneasy but powerful alliance in New York society, exploring Maxwell’s charisma and vast connections, Epstein’s mysterious wealth and past allegations of abusing underage girls, and the circle of influential friends—such as Prince Andrew—who remain entwined despite the emerging scrutiny.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Email discussion about Epstein-Maxwell Vanity Fair piece

This 2011 email thread discusses Vanity Fair’s profile of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, offering a vivid portrait of their powerful, insular New York circle, Epstein’s wealth and secrecy, Maxwell’s magnetic influence and loyalty, and the alleged pattern of exploiting young women, with ties to high-profile figures like Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton, highlighting how money and prestige can obscure troubling behavior and sustain an extraordinary alliance.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

Vicky Ward’s Vanity Fair profile examines the volatile alliance of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, portraying Epstein as a brilliant but secretive financier facing renewed scrutiny over alleged underage sex, and Maxwell as a magnetic, fiercely loyal figure whose bond with him—spurred in part by his support after her father’s death—helps fuel a powerful New York circle that includes Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew, where wealth and influence often shield unsettling conduct even as new, bone-chilling allegations emerge.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance: Epstein and Maxwell

This document forwards and discusses a Vanity Fair profile by Vicky Ward of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, portraying them as an unconventional power couple whose immense wealth, intellect, and wide networks—driven in large part by Maxwell’s extraordinary social reach—have sustained a closely bonded, controversial alliance; the piece notes Epstein’s enigmatic wealth, Maxwell’s influence and loyalty, her role in introducing Epstein to young women, and their connections to high-profile figures like Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton, all set against ongoing allegations surrounding Epstein’s alleged sexual misconduct.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance: Epstein and Maxwell

This document forwards and discusses a Vanity Fair profile by Vicky Ward of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, portraying them as an unconventional power couple whose immense wealth, intellect, and wide networks—driven in large part by Maxwell’s extraordinary social reach—have sustained a closely bonded, controversial alliance; the piece notes Epstein’s enigmatic wealth, Maxwell’s influence and loyalty, her role in introducing Epstein to young women, and their connections to high-profile figures like Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton, all set against ongoing allegations surrounding Epstein’s alleged sexual misconduct.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

A forwarded Vanity Fair profile portrays Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell as a powerful New York alliance whose public persona belies a web of immense wealth, influence, and disturbing allegations of exploiting underage girls, explored through intimate anecdotes about their personalities and loyalties, their high‑level connections (including Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton), and the troubling question of why money seems to shield them from accountability.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

This email discusses Vicky Ward’s Vanity Fair profile “Notes on New York’s Oddest Alliance,” which depicts Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell as a powerful, charismatic duo whose vast wealth and elite connections—including Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton—shadow troubling allegations that Epstein molested underage girls; the piece blends admiration for Maxwell’s intellect and vivacity with a wary, insider view of how money and status can excuse or obscure serious misconduct in elite circles.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Email discussing Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell

An internal email discussing Vanity Fair’s profile of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell describes their relationship as New York’s “oddest alliance,” detailing Epstein’s enigmatic wealth and past jail time for soliciting prostitutes, the mounting allegations that he molested underage girls, Maxwell’s charismatic, fiercely loyal influence and role in introducing him to young women, her connections to elite figures like Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew, and the notion that elite wealth can obscure misconduct while the piece shifts from Epstein’s finances to the personal dynamics and loyalties at the core of their partnership.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

A forwarded Vanity Fair profile portrays Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell as a powerful New York alliance whose public persona belies a web of immense wealth, influence, and disturbing allegations of exploiting underage girls, explored through intimate anecdotes about their personalities and loyalties, their high‑level connections (including Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton), and the troubling question of why money seems to shield them from accountability.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Email discussing Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell

An internal email discussing Vanity Fair’s profile of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell describes their relationship as New York’s “oddest alliance,” detailing Epstein’s enigmatic wealth and past jail time for soliciting prostitutes, the mounting allegations that he molested underage girls, Maxwell’s charismatic, fiercely loyal influence and role in introducing him to young women, her connections to elite figures like Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew, and the notion that elite wealth can obscure misconduct while the piece shifts from Epstein’s finances to the personal dynamics and loyalties at the core of their partnership.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

This email discusses Vicky Ward’s Vanity Fair profile “Notes on New York’s Oddest Alliance,” which depicts Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell as a powerful, charismatic duo whose vast wealth and elite connections—including Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton—shadow troubling allegations that Epstein molested underage girls; the piece blends admiration for Maxwell’s intellect and vivacity with a wary, insider view of how money and status can excuse or obscure serious misconduct in elite circles.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

This Vanity Fair excerpt and accompanying notes profile Jeffrey Epstein, the enigmatic financier, and his close ally Ghislaine Maxwell, tracing how their vast wealth, secrecy, and Maxwell’s magnetic, fiercely loyal persona have forged an “oddest alliance” in New York, how new allegations of abuse have resurfaced, and how their circle—including Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton—illuminates the tension between glamorous power and troubling conduct behind the glittering facade.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

This Vanity Fair excerpt and accompanying notes profile Jeffrey Epstein, the enigmatic financier, and his close ally Ghislaine Maxwell, tracing how their vast wealth, secrecy, and Maxwell’s magnetic, fiercely loyal persona have forged an “oddest alliance” in New York, how new allegations of abuse have resurfaced, and how their circle—including Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton—illuminates the tension between glamorous power and troubling conduct behind the glittering facade.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

This piece assembles a Vanity Fair retrospective and related emails about Jeffrey Epstein and his close associate Ghislaine Maxwell, offering a revealing portrait of a powerful, secretive social circle, Epstein’s financial mystique and alleged history of abusing underage girls, Maxwell’s charisma and fierce loyalty, and the renewed media scrutiny—including ties to Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton—that surrounds them.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

This email chain forwards a Vanity Fair piece by Vicky Ward that profiles Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, detailing Epstein’s secretive wealth, past jail exposure for soliciting prostitution, and now fresh allegations that he molested underage girls, while portraying Maxwell as a charismatic, fiercely loyal figure who introduced Epstein to powerful friends such as Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew; Ward also reflects on their intertwined dynamic, her prior 2003 coverage of Epstein, and the enduring notion that in New York’s elite circles money often masks troubling conduct.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

This piece assembles a Vanity Fair retrospective and related emails about Jeffrey Epstein and his close associate Ghislaine Maxwell, offering a revealing portrait of a powerful, secretive social circle, Epstein’s financial mystique and alleged history of abusing underage girls, Maxwell’s charisma and fierce loyalty, and the renewed media scrutiny—including ties to Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton—that surrounds them.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

This email chain forwards a Vanity Fair piece by Vicky Ward that profiles Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, detailing Epstein’s secretive wealth, past jail exposure for soliciting prostitution, and now fresh allegations that he molested underage girls, while portraying Maxwell as a charismatic, fiercely loyal figure who introduced Epstein to powerful friends such as Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew; Ward also reflects on their intertwined dynamic, her prior 2003 coverage of Epstein, and the enduring notion that in New York’s elite circles money often masks troubling conduct.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Jeffrey and Ghislaine: Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

An internal, high-priority email thread from a West Palm Beach law firm discusses Vanity Fair's March 2011 profile “Jeffrey and Ghislaine: Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance” by Vicky Ward. The piece examines the alleged intimate dynamic between financier Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s wealth and its sources, and the accusations that he molested underage girls, alongside Maxwell’s charisma, loyalty, and influential social network. The emails reveal a journalist’s continued interest, personal anecdotes about Epstein and Maxwell, and reflections on what their connections imply for public perception of elite power.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Jeffrey and Ghislaine: Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

An internal, high-priority email thread from a West Palm Beach law firm discusses Vanity Fair's March 2011 profile “Jeffrey and Ghislaine: Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance” by Vicky Ward. The piece examines the alleged intimate dynamic between financier Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s wealth and its sources, and the accusations that he molested underage girls, alongside Maxwell’s charisma, loyalty, and influential social network. The emails reveal a journalist’s continued interest, personal anecdotes about Epstein and Maxwell, and reflections on what their connections imply for public perception of elite power.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

This Vanity Fair excerpt by Vicky Ward revisits Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, tracing Epstein’s vast, opaque wealth and influential social network, Maxwell’s charismatic and fiercely loyal persona, and a renewed wave of allegations from women claiming Epstein molested them as minors, while spotlighting Epstein’s connections to powerful figures such as Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton and Ward’s own observations of the couple’s unusual world where privilege often excuses troubling behavior.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

This email forwards Vicky Ward’s Vanity Fair piece, “Notes on New York’s Oddest Alliance,” which portrays Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell as a powerful, opaque duo whose wealth, influence, and high-society connections—between them and figures like Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton—anchor a controversial New York power circle, while noting now-emerging allegations of Epstein’s sexual abuse of underage girls and the writer’s decision to address the story herself; the message also depicts Maxwell as brilliant, charismatic, deeply loyal, and at once vulnerable, with Epstein having played a pivotal, protective role in her life after her father’s death.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Notes on New York's Oddest Alliance

This Vanity Fair excerpt by Vicky Ward revisits Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, tracing Epstein’s vast, opaque wealth and influential social network, Maxwell’s charismatic and fiercely loyal persona, and a renewed wave of allegations from women claiming Epstein molested them as minors, while spotlighting Epstein’s connections to powerful figures such as Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton and Ward’s own observations of the couple’s unusual world where privilege often excuses troubling behavior.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Evilicious

Marc D. Hauser’s Evilicious provides a science-grounded account of why humans commit extraordinary harms: evil is not a rare defect but an incidental byproduct of a promiscuously connected brain that can fuse desire with denial, reward with punishment, and in-group loyalty with out-group hostility. Drawing on evolution, genetics, neuroscience, and social science, Hauser traces how hormones like testosterone, neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin, and genes like MAOA, DRD4, and COMT shape risk, self-control, and the taste for harm, while social dynamics—dehumanization, moral disengagement, bystander effects, and large-scale cooperation—show how everyday aggression can escalate into violence, genocide, or corruption. He argues that our capacity for both great kindness and great cruelty arises from the same core architecture, and that understanding these core ingredients can illuminate moral responsibility, inform policy and law, and equip us to foster a more humane future. A compact, provocative synthesis, the book reveals evil as a predictable, learnable aspect of human nature—and urges us to confront it with science, education, and compassion.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Quora Digest Email — Multiple Questions and User Profiles

This Quora digest is a fast, eclectic round-up of popular questions and personal anecdotes—from a math puzzle and legal questions about living on a boat to cultural quirks about France, headlines about Warren Buffett’s frugal lifestyle, and firsthand flight-attendant and sailor experiences—each with brief previews and clickable links to read more.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Quora Digest Email — Multiple Questions and User Profiles

This Quora digest is a fast, eclectic round-up of popular questions and personal anecdotes—from a math puzzle and legal questions about living on a boat to cultural quirks about France, headlines about Warren Buffett’s frugal lifestyle, and firsthand flight-attendant and sailor experiences—each with brief previews and clickable links to read more.

Source: House Oversight Committee

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Revealed: the world's most admired people

The Times-YouGov global survey reveals Bill Gates as the world’s most admired person, with Pope Francis, Barack Obama, Billy Graham and George W. Bush ahead of him in the U.S. and Gates topping the list in China; the Queen is the most admired woman overall, trailed by Jolie and Oprah, and the results show strong political, business and sports figures across nations while highlighting gender imbalances in some countries. The study also maps national leaders (Putin in Russia, Merkel in Germany, Sarkozy in France, Goodluck Jonathan in Nigeria) and notes that few local politicians reach the top ten in Australia and the UK, illustrates the media’s influence on who people admire (Pope Francis rising after Time’s Person of the Year) and even mentions Mandela’s near-top status had he been considered earlier; a concise Who’s Who section lists figures like Modi, Bachchan, Abdul Kalam, Anna Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal, Peng Liyuan, Abdul Sattar Edhi and Jokowi Widodo. Based on surveys of 13,895 people in 13 countries, the document also asks who is the most famous person in the world, with Obama leading that question.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Revealed: the world's most admired people

The Times-YouGov global survey reveals Bill Gates as the world’s most admired person, with Pope Francis, Barack Obama, Billy Graham and George W. Bush ahead of him in the U.S. and Gates topping the list in China; the Queen is the most admired woman overall, trailed by Jolie and Oprah, and the results show strong political, business and sports figures across nations while highlighting gender imbalances in some countries. The study also maps national leaders (Putin in Russia, Merkel in Germany, Sarkozy in France, Goodluck Jonathan in Nigeria) and notes that few local politicians reach the top ten in Australia and the UK, illustrates the media’s influence on who people admire (Pope Francis rising after Time’s Person of the Year) and even mentions Mandela’s near-top status had he been considered earlier; a concise Who’s Who section lists figures like Modi, Bachchan, Abdul Kalam, Anna Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal, Peng Liyuan, Abdul Sattar Edhi and Jokowi Widodo. Based on surveys of 13,895 people in 13 countries, the document also asks who is the most famous person in the world, with Obama leading that question.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Revealed: the world's most admired people

According to a global YouGov survey for The Times, Bill Gates is the world’s most admired person, with Pope Francis and Barack Obama also highly regarded, while regional differences prevail—Britain’s Queen is the top female figure, Putin dominates in Russia, and politicians often outrank entertainers in several countries; the poll also finds Obama to be the most famous person globally and demonstrates how media coverage can rapidly reshape public admiration.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Revealed: the world's most admired people

According to a global YouGov survey for The Times, Bill Gates is the world’s most admired person, with Pope Francis and Barack Obama also highly regarded, while regional differences prevail—Britain’s Queen is the top female figure, Putin dominates in Russia, and politicians often outrank entertainers in several countries; the poll also finds Obama to be the most famous person globally and demonstrates how media coverage can rapidly reshape public admiration.

Source: House Oversight Committee

Economic Research: How Increasing Income Inequality Is Dampening U.S. Economic Growth, And Possible Ways To Change The Tide

Standard & Poor’s Economic Research argues that rising U.S. income inequality is dampening long-run growth and that a measured policy mix—centered on expanding human capital and smart public investment—could re-ignite the economy. The report shows that the wealth gap has widened as labor income shares shrink and capital gains concentrate at the top, driven by technology, globalization, and policy choices that reduce progressivity, warning that extreme reforms could backfire. A key finding is that modest gains in educational attainment could lift potential GDP significantly—about $525 billion (2.4%) over five years if the workforce gains one extra year of schooling—with even larger returns from earlier investments in preschool and pre-college education that boost mobility and long-term growth. The authors advocate a palatable, growth-friendly approach: expand access to higher education and early learning, reform tax and transfer policies to better support lower- and middle-income households, and boost public investment in health, infrastructure, and job-rich growth, while avoiding redistribution that undermines incentives. They also flag secular stagnation and aging demographics as constraints on demand, underscoring the need for policies that raise productivity and the purchasing power of a broad middle class.

Source: House Oversight Committee