Antisemitism -- What? Why? Who? | Yaron Brook Show
🎙️ Recorded live November 9, 2025

Antisemitism—What? Why? Who? | The Roots of Hatred and the Fight for Reason

Antisemitism is back in the mainstream—from campus mobs to conservative media—and few dare to ask why.

In this episode, Dr. Yaron Brook dives deep into the history, psychology, and moral roots of antisemitism—from early Christianity to today’s nationalist and collectivist movements. Why does this ancient hatred persist? What ideas fuel it? And what does its resurgence tell us about the collapse of reason and the Enlightenment?

💬 Featuring 40+ live audience questions on antisemitism, capitalism, nationalism, and the future of reason.

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Timestamps:
0:53 — Why we’re talking about antisemitism today
1:08 — History, definition, Zionism, anti-Zionism: the full picture
2:01 — Upcoming shows and Super Chat notes
3:40 — Tucker Carlson’s “demon” story—what’s really going on
5:49 — Tucker Carlson: populist, propagandist, or philosopher?
6:14 — What is antisemitism, really?
7:24 — Defining antisemitism: hatred of reason, success, and independence
8:40 — Who are “the Jews”? Religion, culture, nation, identity
11:10 — Yaron on his Jewish identity and individualism
13:38 — The persistence of collective guilt
16:23 — Why conspiracy theories target Jews
19:00 — How early Christianity seeded antisemitism
24:49 — Theologians, the Church, and the invention of the “eternal Jew”
35:24 — The Crusades, blood libels, and the Black Death
45:35 — Martin Luther: the theological father of modern antisemitism
50:46 — From Luther to Hitler: connecting the dots
53:34 — Economic myths and envy: Jews as scapegoats
56:04 — 19th-century Europe: secularism, nationalism, and the “dual loyalty” myth
1:03:56 — The Dreyfus Affair and its modern parallels
1:14:15 — Antisemitism → Anti-Zionism: same hatred, new mask

Live Audience Q&A Highlights:
1:20:35 — MAGA, Mamdani, and the rise of political extremism
1:24:48 — Collective judgment vs. individual virtue
1:26:48 — Ben Shapiro, Candace Owens, and the moral implosion of the Right
1:29:48 — Superman, Moses, and mythic morality
1:32:17 — Cities, wealth, and the mixed economy
1:36:34 — Megyn Kelly’s cowardice and the fear of Tucker
1:38:05 — Antisemitism is mainstream now—what that means
1:38:34 — Philosophic premises the Left and Right share
1:40:05 — Is antisemitism regional or class-based?
1:41:04 — Why hatred endures—and why it’s a moral failure
1:44:01 — The danger of self-victimhood
1:49:39 — Is hate stronger than love?
1:52:03 — Collective judgment: the root of all irrationality
1:59:34 — Does Christianity breed irrationality and hate?
2:05:40 — The “pincer” attack on Jews—from Left and Right
2:07:27 — Tucker Carlson as ideological launderer
2:12:57 — Is antisemitism proof that the Enlightenment is fading?
2:16:02 — Is antisemitism an expression of altruism?
2:18:19 — Why even “rational” people flirt with antisemitism
2:23:22 — What drives nationalist hypocrisy on tariffs and freedom?

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