What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead
Walter Russell Mead, a historian, pundit, and popular author, is encyclopedic about politics, culture, and history. On What Really Matters, Mead and Tablet deputy editor 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.Check out Walter Russell Mead’s Tablet column at https://www.tabletmag.com/columns/via-meadia.
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Episodes (142)
The Limits of Democracy in War
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Zelensky, Universities, Syria, and Chinese Christians
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Is the Era of Mass Migration Coming to an End?
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Religion and Politics in the American Experiment
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The Slop of War
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Trump's Nuclear Switcheroo
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Iran, Data Centers, Daylight Saving, and Lindsey Graham
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Are Americans a People?
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Socialists, Chinese AI, Air Conditioning, and Putin
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The Global Crisis
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Trump's Very Own Iran Deal
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The Cuban Quagmire
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US Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump
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Why Peace With Iran Is Elusive
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A Visit to Ukraine
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The Rise of Islam and the Radicalization of America
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25 Years of Putin
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God Save the King
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Trump v. Pope
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What Orbán Meant
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How Not to Follow Events in Iran
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Will Trump Try to Get a Declaration of War?
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How Everyone Got Iran Wrong
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Kent, NATO, Orban, Iran
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How Iran Ends
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The Winners and Losers in Iran (So Far)
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Tariffs Are Dead, Long Live Tariffs
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Saudi Arabia's Coalition Against Israel
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Xi, ICE, Iran, and the Tech Right
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Live From Davos 2026
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Trump on Antisemitism, Aid to Israel, and Iran
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Venezuela, Greenland, Iran
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Heritage, MAGA, Venezuela, Trump, and the Great Ben Sasse
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Bondi Beach and the Nihilism of Palestinian Strategy
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Trump's New National Security Strategy
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The Higher Ed Doom Spiral
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Trump’s Ukraine Ultimatum That Wasn’t
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Orthodox Christianity in America
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Trump in Africa
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The Groyperization of the Right
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Drug Wars, Sanctions, Nuclear Power, and Japan
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The Return of the Hostages, an AfPak War, and India
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The Week When Decades Happened
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The Murder of Charlie Kirk
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Mr. Modi Goes to China
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The Trump-Putin Summit
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How Trump Is Like Napoleon
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The Art of Trump's Trade Deals
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The Role of Public Intellectuals
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Right Nation
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