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What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead

What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead

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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
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  • Heritage, MAGA, Venezuela, Trump, and the Great Ben Sasse

    Heritage, MAGA, Venezuela, Trump, and the Great Ben Sasse
    Dec 23 2025
    This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the downfall of the Heritage Foundation, the fissures that roiled MAGA at the Turning Point festival, the ongoing Venezuela crisis, how Trump's foreign policy might actually be making the world better off, and why we should all aspire to be more like Ben Sasse in 2026. To support Tablet and make a tax-deductible donation, click here.
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    35 mins
  • Bondi Beach and the Nihilism of Palestinian Strategy

    Bondi Beach and the Nihilism of Palestinian Strategy
    Dec 19 2025
    This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss new U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, Trump's attempts to regain control of economic messaging, the EU's new aid package for Ukraine, and the consequences of allowing the intifada into Australia.
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    34 mins
  • Trump's New National Security Strategy

    Trump's New National Security Strategy
    Dec 12 2025
    This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the administration's seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker, the hidden and rising costs of healthcare premiums, China's energy future, and the implications for China, Russia, Europe, and the GOP of Trump's new National Security Strategy.
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    29 mins
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