Is America’s Voting System Broken?; Israel’s Growing Rift; Rachel’s Hersh—and Mine; ‘The Crisis of Culture’; Gaza and the Therapist’s Couch

Walter Russell Mead on Tucker Carlson • [View this email in your browser]( September 8, 2024 • Elul 5, 5784 THE WEEKENDER # [Broken Ballots]( There has been a stealth revolution in American voting laws and practices since 2016. Is mistrust being built into our system? [BY ARMIN ROSEN](#) # [‘Bring Them Home’ Is Bringing Us to the Brink]( Empty slogans and misbegotten promises are designed to cause civil war. Don’t let them. [BY LIEL LEIBOVITZ](#) [Our Hersh]( My own son shares a name with the American hostage killed by Hamas this week—a name steeped in meaning and Jewish history [BY JAMIE BETESH CARTER](#) [I Was Raped Because I Am Jewish]( Sexual assault against Jews as an instrument of antisemitism is more prevalent than we know [BY KATIE SIMON](#) [When Your Therapist Hates Israel]( Differing opinions about Oct. 7, Gaza, and antisemitism are straining relationships between clinicians and their clients [BY JAY DEITCHER](#) [The Crisis of Performative Kitsch]( Olivier Roy’s new book on culture and identity politics is intuitive, brilliant, and probably wrong [BY MARC WEITZMANN](#) LISTEN TO TABLET # WHAT REALLY MATTERS [Tucker Finds Hitler]( Walter Russell Mead and Jeremy Stern help you understand the news, decide what news matters and what doesn’t, and enjoy following the story of America and the world more than you do now. SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 # # This email was sent to you by [Tablet Magazine](#) Tablet Magazine | P.O. Box 20079 | New York, NY 10001 [Remove me from this list]( | [Forward to a Friend]( You are receiving this email because you signed up at our website, www.tabletmag.com. Tablet Magazine P.O. Box 20079 New York, NY 10001 USA Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp [Mailchimp Email Marketing](