Olivier Roy’s ‘Crisis of Culture’; Israel Update on the Hostages; Carob as Metaphor

[View this email in your browser]( September 5, 2024 • Elul 2, 5784 [The Hostages: The Media Gets It Wrong Mike and Gadi discuss the media narrative around the killing of six Israeli hostages]( Is ‘Bring Them Home’ Bringing Us to the Brink? A Zoom discussion with Liel Leibovitz, Lee Smith, Tony Badran, and Park MacDougald Friday, 9/6, 9 a.m. EDT THIS MEETING IS FOR TABLET MEMBERS ONLY. IF YOU ARE NOT A MEMBER, [BECOME ONE TODAY](. EXISTING MEMBERS CAN EXPECT A LINK VIA EMAIL. # [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 # TAKE ONE [Bava Batra 72]( Carob as metaphor SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 IN THE SCROLL Who benefits from putting a World War II revisionist on the most popular podcast in America two months before an election? Well, for one, Tucker Carlson does. One way to understand his recent interview with Darryl Cooper is as a play by Carlson to draw a line on the right, with himself and the other brave “truth-tellers” (like Candace Owens) on one side, and the “neocons,” “Zionists,” and other establishment hysterics on the other. Sure, it shrinks the conservative coalition, provokes pointless infighting, and gives ammunition to Democrats and various sub-Lincoln Project grifters who would love nothing more than to distract from nearly a year of donor-funded, pro-terror protests on the left by portraying Donald Trump supporters as a gang of Nazi apologists. But it also puts Trump on the spot: Will you denounce your loyal followers to please liberals and “Conservative, Inc.” talking heads who hate you? Either way, Carlson wins. [READ ALL ABOUT IT]( # # 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](