Walter Russell Mead discusses Iran-backed attacks on global commerce, whether America is a gerontocracy, how oil is saving Joe Biden’s hide, and why Anglo-American power is the big story of world history on his podcast, What Really Matters.

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An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)