Why Antisemitism Is ‘Moral Pornography’

The rising tide of right-wing antisemitism hit a new high-water mark this week. Nick Fuentes—an antisemitic white supremacist—appeared on Tucker Carlson’s podcast. Carlson did not challenge Fuentes’s many noxious views. Instead, he offered softball questions to the self-described “fan” of Stalin who says he thinks Hitler is “cool.” Carlson himself lambasted “Christian Zionists,” saying he “dislike[s] them more than anybody.”

Then, on Thursday, Kevin Roberts—president of the Heritage Foundation, arguably the most important conservative think tank in the country—released a video backing Carlson and denouncing a “venomous coalition” for attacking him.

We have been reporting on the alarming rise of noxious ideas on the American right for some time now. After this week, the problem is harder to deny than ever. For more on what it all means for the future of conservatism, read talk-radio host Erick Erickson in our pages. He argues that by excusing Tucker Carlson, Roberts and Vice President J.D. Vance aren’t defending the conservative movement—they’re burning it to the ground.