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April 21, 2025

By Elevating Cranks, the New Media Have Catapulted Anti-Semites to Prominence

A visit to the fever swamps.

After stints as a stand-up comedian, martial artist, and game-show host, Joe Rogan tried his hand at podcasting, and since 2015 has been one of the most successful figures in the genre. Rogan recently interviewed two anti-Semites who made a name for themselves in the same world of social media, podcasting, and online videos—thus massively expanding their reach and, in the eyes of many, their legitimacy. Then, just last week, he invited the journalist Douglas Murray onto his show to discuss the wars in Ukraine and Israel, alongside the comedian-turned-anti-Israel-propagandist Dave Smith.

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April 21, 2025

  1. Leaking Israeli Attack Plans Is a Tool of U.S. Policy

    But whose, and for what purpose?

  2. To End the Current Standoff, Universities Have to Restore Their Lost Credibility

    By abandoning learning in favor of activism, America’s colleges have forfeited their purpose.

  3. By Elevating Cranks, the New Media Have Catapulted Anti-Semites to Prominence

    A visit to the fever swamps.

  4. Henry VIII’s Jewish Musicians

    And the tragedy of Jews in Western music.

  5. A Veteran Educator Comments on the Transformation of American Orthodoxy

    An interview with Yosef Blau.