Please Stop Talking About Tropes

On antisemitism, narrative, and anxiety

There’s a word I can’t get away from lately. I hear it everywhere. It’s driving me insane.

That word is tropes. That’s a trope. What’s your favorite trope? I hate that trope. What’s the deal with this word?

I recently put the question to my friend Shosh, who was valiantly trying to write her PhD thesis. With immense patience, she let me interrupt her and …