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Writer Adam Gopnik on the evolution of antisemitism into anti-urbanism
10 November 2026

Writer Adam Gopnik on the evolution of antisemitism into anti-urbanism

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The current wave of anti-elitism and anti-urbanism we're seeing from authoritarian leaders and their followers may seem to have erupted out of nowhere. But for New Yorker writer and former CBC Massey Lecturer Adam Gopnik, what we see now stems from historic antisemitism. *This episode originally aired Feb. 18, 2025