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)
Gaza, Ukraine, Energy, and the Big Beautiful Bill
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What Does Trump’s Bombing of Iran Mean for the Middle East?
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Trump and the Israel-Iran War
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Unrest in Los Angeles
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The Trump-Musk Eruption
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The Foreign Policy Consequences of Biden’s Decline and Fall
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Resistance Fighters of the World Unite
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Trump's Persian Gulf Tour
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The New Pope and the Scramble for Africa
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Lurching Toward Hot War in Asia
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Why the Papacy Is One of the Greatest Shows on Earth
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The Almighty Dollar
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The Consolidation of Trump's Power
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Liberation Week
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The View of the Middle East From Mar-a-Lago
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The Current State of US-China Competition
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Trump's Deal With Moscow?
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Trump, China, and the Tariff Wars
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Trump's Establishment Russia Policy
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Which Way Euro Man?
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JFK, DOGE, China, Jews
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What Is Foreign Aid For?
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Walter’s Holiday Gift Buying Guide
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The Syrian Quagmire
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The Trump Team: Season 2
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Trump and the Spirit of Davy Crockett
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America’s Crisis of Leadership
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Ukraine’s Future Under Kamala and Trump
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It’s a (Red) Trap!
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One Year of October 7
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Biden’s Magical Unicorn Diplomacy
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America Is Sleepwalking Into World War III
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How Sept. 11 Still Shapes Our Politics
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Tucker Finds Hitler
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Bibi the Great
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Kamala’s Economics and Alexander Hamilton
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Does Soft Power Actually Matter?
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Walz, Sinwar, Biden, Stocks
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Ding Dong Haniyeh and Shukr Are Dead
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The Foreign Policy of Kamala Harris
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Trump, Vance, and the Shot Heard Round the World
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Putin, Xi, Modi, Kim
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The Geopolitics of Biden’s Decline
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About Last Night
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Biden’s Fearful Foreign Policy
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On The Front Lines in Ukraine
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The Trump Verdict
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The Sino-Russian-Iranian Alliance
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Checking in on American Democracy Promotion
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Did Biden Just Abandon Israel?
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