How the Reagan-Bush Republicans Set the Stage for Trump‘s Rise; Remembering Pearl Harbor

Walter Russell Mead on Syria • [View this email in your browser]( December 6, 2024 • Kislev 5, 5785 # [Prayers at Pearl Harbor]( Public statements after the Japanese attack in 1941 were imbued with Christian sentiment. The crowds who visit the memorial today seem less interested in making religious connections. [BY MAGGIE PHILLIPS](#) LISTEN TO TABLET # WHAT REALLY MATTERS [The Syrian Quagmire]( This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the prospects for a Trump-brokered ceasefire in Ukraine, South Korea’s martial law scare, the fall of the French government, and what the latest developments in Syria tell us about Israel, Russia, and America DECEMBER 5, 2024 [Rebel Yell]( Part II: How Reagan-Bush Republicans awakened the Balrogs of economic, immigration, and identity politics that Donald Trump used to crush them [BY WALTER RUSSELL MEAD](#) IN THE SCROLL In a self-described “landmark” report published Thursday, Amnesty International concluded that Israel is committing “genocide” against the Palestinians in Gaza, becoming the first “major” human-rights organization to do so, according to The New York Times. Amnesty’s conclusion may be shocking to one or two people still laboring under the belief that words mean things. But it’s not to us or, hopefully, to our readers. [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](