Christopher Rufo: The Antisemitic Influencer Problem

CHRISTOPHER RUFO: The political right and the antisemitic influencer problem

Antisemitism is an ancient affliction, but it takes a different shape throughout history, depending on the culture, language, and technology of the moment.

Christopher Rufo: The Antisemitic Influencer Problem

In 1991, a motorcade carrying a Jewish rabbi cruised through Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood. After getting separated from the group, one of the cars ran a red light and collided with another vehicle, which swerved onto the curb and hit two black children, leaving one injured and another dead. Within hours, the neighborhood had broken out in riots, with mobs of black residents targeting Jewish institutions. Early the next morning, a group …