Forgy's notion of an international conspiracy, joining Jewish financiers and entertainment moguls, is the modern blood libel: the pernicious fantasy spun by anti-Semites to demean, dehumanize and scapegoat the Jewish people. While it may have ideological staying power in some places around the globe, I'm pleased to report that anti-Semitism is diminishing in all of the areas you might expect it to foster here in this country.