It’s no secret that Kanye West suffers from severe mental illness. That doesn’t excuse his vitriol, but it helps showcase to the world that anti-Semitic conspiracy theories are out of touch with reality. Clearly it would be better if West never said what he’s saying, and if his millions of fans never absorbed it. But I’d be way more concerned if a sane and cogent person were spouting anti-Semitic tropes about Jews controlling the media and banks. That could give the claims an appearance of credibility. Kanye’s statements, on the other hand, clearly demonstrate how irrational and ridiculous anti-Semitic views...