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What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead

What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead

By: Tablet Magazine
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 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.2023 Tablet Magazine Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Tariffs Are Dead, Long Live Tariffs

    Tariffs Are Dead, Long Live Tariffs
    Feb 25 2026
    This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the drug wars in Mexico, the tides turning against Russia in Ukraine, Trump's plans to strike Iran, and the Supreme Court's ruling against his tariff regime.
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    34 mins
  • Saudi Arabia's Coalition Against Israel

    Saudi Arabia's Coalition Against Israel
    Feb 14 2026
    This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss Russia's oil problem, Trump's war on the climate, China's arctic ambitions, and the new Saudi-led bloc against Israel.
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    39 mins
  • Xi, ICE, Iran, and the Tech Right

    Xi, ICE, Iran, and the Tech Right
    Jan 26 2026
    This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss Xi Jinping's purge of the People's Liberation Army, the ongoing showdown between ICE and Minneapolis, the death toll in Iran, and how the tech-MAGA alliance could outlast Trump.
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    41 mins
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