Debating Civil Rights Law
Walter and Jeremy discuss US military advice to Ukraine, Latin America’s economic future, the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement, and whether a worthwhile Canadian initiative qualifies as news. Each...
1 Sep 202335min
Trouble in China
Walter and Jeremy talk homeschooling, the US-Japan-South Korea security pact, AI’s threat to the nation state, China’s economic woes, The Magic Flute, and Walter’s evening with Fidel Castro. Each wee...
25 Aug 202332min
Big Green
Walter and Jeremy discuss Taiwan, voter fraud, Imran Khan, climate politics, and how to fall in love with poetry. Each week on What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead and Jeremy Stern help you under...
18 Aug 202342min
Ukraine Blame Games
Walter and Jeremy discuss Lina Khan vs. Amazon, judicial reform in Israel, nuclear fusion, Clinton and Obama in Ukraine, and the death of nonproliferation Each week on What Really Matters, Walter Rus...
11 Aug 202336min
The Blue Model: Rise and Fall
Walter and Jeremy discuss weed v. booze, the God wars in Africa, Trump’s Hispanic base, how Britain botched victory, and America’s Blue Model society. Each week on What Really Matters, Walter Russell...
4 Aug 202347min
Cakes and Ale
Walter and Jeremy discuss the Sino-Russian alliance, the U.S. national debt, the rise of the European right, Roosevelt v. Wilson, and the Puritan-Woke connection. Each week on What Really Matters, Wa...
28 Jul 202339min
The A(braham) Bomb
Walter and Jeremy discuss a third-party ticket, inflation in Argentina, Chicago’s pension crisis, the stupidity of Paul Ehrlich, and the rise of Abrahamic religion. Each week on What Really Matters, ...
21 Jul 202342min
Surfin' USA
This week, Mead and Stern discuss Jeffrey Epstein, Chinese real estate, the teen mental health crisis, and A.P. Giannini's California dream. Each week on What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead and ...
14 Jul 202336min
