J.K. Rowling is No Antisemite

Life has a habit of surprising us, and if you'd asked me a few days ago what the hot topic for this week would be, I would have given you long odds against goblins. But a combination of US comedian Jon Stewart and the desperation of some people to find any stick with which to beat JK Rowling means I have spent the past couple of days debating the origins and meaning of the goblins in Harry Potter.