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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
  • How Not to Follow Events in Iran

    How Not to Follow Events in Iran
    Apr 10 2026
    This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the ceasefire, the situation in Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz, how the war has impacted US defense capabilities, and how Trump's domestic and international political status is faring.
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    33 mins
  • Will Trump Try to Get a Declaration of War?

    Will Trump Try to Get a Declaration of War?
    Apr 1 2026
    This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the latest headlines from Iran, Trump and Rubio's fight with NATO, whether Trump might try to obtain a Declaration of War from Congress, and the best and worst wartime presidents in American history.
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    27 mins
  • How Everyone Got Iran Wrong

    How Everyone Got Iran Wrong
    Mar 28 2026
    This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the other strait Iran is threatening to close, the Trump administration's interest in Ukrainian territorial concessions, rumors of increasing US troop deployments to the Middle East, and how the doves and the hawks both got Iran wrong.
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    32 mins
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