Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the Return of American History

[View this email in your browser]( July 15, 2024 • Tammuz 9, 5784 # [The Portal]( Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and stepping back into American history [BY DAVID SAMUELS](#) IN THE SCROLL The bloodied cheek, the fist raised in a gesture of courage in the face of death, the American flag in the background echoing Joe Rosenthal’s photo of the Marines raising the Stars and Stripes over Iwo Jima—all immediately transformed, via Trump’s intuitive political genius, into a symbol of defiance against the vast machinery of wealth and power that has spent the better part of a decade attempting to humiliate him, bankrupt him, jail him, take his balls and now literally kill him, only for it all to fail; only for Trump to rise, looking for all the world like a prizefighter standing in the ring, his own blood now mingled with that of his supporters, and shake his fist and vow to fight ... It’s the sort of image that makes you understand what Hegel meant when he called Napoleon “the world-spirit on horseback.” [READ MORE]( LISTEN TO TABLET # TAKE ONE [Bava Batra 19 and 20]( Today’s Talmud pages continue the discussion on the best way to be a good neighbor. We share an episode from our sister podcast, Sivan Says, about neighbors getting together after tragedy and helping each other out. JULY 15, 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](