What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead

This week, Walter and Jeremy talk universal basic income, the decline of New York City, the Houthis as the greatest naval threat since Imperial Japan, and why the Palestinians need a Konrad Adenauer. ...

22 Mar 202435min

This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss academics whining about AI, 200 years of U.S. failure to save Haiti, the Great Slackening in American high schools, and why Biden and Bibi both benefit from fighti...

14 Mar 202433min

This week, Walter and Jeremy talk Super Tuesday results, Benny Gantz’s visit to Washington, the threat of another China Shock, and why environmental movements are losing ground across the world. Each...

8 Mar 202434min

This week, Walter and Jeremy are on the road. So in place of regular programming, we’re bringing you something special: an extended excerpt from Walter’s most recent book, The Arc of a Covenant: The U...

1 Mar 20241h 39min

This week, Walter and Jeremy talk Biden’s age, the Trump trials, the death of Navalny, and India’s bromance with Israel. Each week on What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead and Jeremy Stern help yo...

23 Feb 202439min

This week, Walter and Jeremy talk Putin endorsing Biden, Putin dissing Tucker Carlson, Trump dissing NATO, and Biden stumbling in the Middle East. Each week on What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mea...

16 Feb 202431min

This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the rise of the religious ‘nones,’ the Biden administration’s plans for a Palestinian state, the ideological gap between young men and women, and why America proba...

9 Feb 202438min

This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss a potential constitutional crisis in Texas, trouble in North Korea, climate activists knee-capping Biden, and an ununified theory of US appeasement of Iran. Each ...

1 Feb 202438min