JFK, DOGE, China, Jews
This week, Walter and Jeremy talk the FBI's Kennedy assassination files, a constitutional crisis manqué, antisemitism among the young, and how Trump is hoisting China on its own green petard. Each we...
13 Feb 202539min
What Is Foreign Aid For?
This week, Walter and Jeremy talk Donald Trump's plans for Gaza, buying out the CIA bureaucracy, the problems of the NGO complex, and the controversy around USAID. Each week on What Really Matters, W...
7 Feb 202554min
Walter’s Holiday Gift Buying Guide
In the last episode of 2024, Walter gives his picks for what you should read and learn next year. Each week on What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead and Jeremy Stern help you understand the news, ...
13 Dec 202437min
The Syrian Quagmire
This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the prospects for a Trump-brokered ceasefire in Ukraine, South Korea’s martial law scare, the fall of the French government, and what the latest developments in Sy...
6 Dec 202435min
The Trump Team: Season 2
This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss Donald Trump’s cabinet picks, the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, Trump’s promise to China, Mexico, and Can...
26 Nov 202430min
Trump and the Spirit of Davy Crockett
This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss how Donald Trump won over Gen Z, Latino, and Blue state urban voters, and how the history of the American South, Latin American populism, and Davy Crockett-style m...
8 Nov 202447min
America’s Crisis of Leadership
This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss voter stratification by education and gender, why America’s bipartisan China strategy is faltering, Biden’s October surprise “garbage” gaffe, how the United States...
1 Nov 202434min
Ukraine’s Future Under Kamala and Trump
This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss America’s new lithium wealth, leaking Israeli war plans to Iran, Chicago’s ongoing financial collapse, and how the war in Ukraine would end up under Kamala Harris ...
25 Okt 202436min
