Trump, El Paso, and the Politics of Anger

A $37 Million Jewel Heist • Hate Speech Isn’t Bad? • The Shocking Manson Murders [View this email in your browser]( [Advertisement]( [Powered by LiveIntent]( [AdChoices]( Trump, El Paso, and the Politics of Anger Good morning, dear reader! Vice News may be [eyeing the auction block](. Succession is back and [better than ever](. And Jeff Bezos [partied with Lloyd Blankfein]( on David Geffen’s yacht. But who wants to talk about yesterday’s news, anyway? Today, we lead with T.A. Frank’s sobering meditation on Trump, El Paso, and what it will take to heal a broken nation. And Adam Leith Gollner reports from Paris on a $37 million diamond heist. We hope that you’re enjoying what you’re reading. Have a great day! [America’s Anger Problem Runs Deeper Than Donald Trump]( By [T.A. Frank]( [The president has brought our divisions to the surface, but the roots of America’s anger, mental illness, and violence run deep. In this minefield of pathologies, we will have to find a new balance between playing to people’s enmities and playing to their hopes, even as we recognize that politics means doing both.]( [“A Stunning Coup”: The Almost Unsolvable Harry Winston Diamond Heists]( By [Adam Leith Gollner]( [The $37 million Harry Winston jewelry heist was a perfect crime. The thieves’ mistake was returning for an even bigger score. But did police really convict the right men, or are the brains of the operation still at large?]( [Billionaire SoulCycle Owner Is Throwing Trump a Fund-raiser and People Are Pissed]( By [Bess Levin]( [Stephen Ross, who also owns Equinox, is facing mass protests and boycotts for his support of Trump.]( [Trump: My Unhinged Hate Speech “Brings People Together”]( By [Bess Levin]( [The president insisted he has played no role in stirring up violence against immigrants.]( [From the Archive: Behind the Manson Murders]( [Before they got the Tarantino treatment, the Manson murders shocked the soul of a nation. In this classic essay, Dominick Dunne reflects on the dog days of 1969, when Hollywood learned of the murders of actress Sharon Tate, celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring, and three others by the Charles Manson family—a crime that changed the town forever.]( [Advertisement]( [Powered by LiveIntent]( [AdChoices]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Copyright © Condé Nast 2019. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.