Walter Russell Mead discusses the China-Russia alliance, the US national debt, the rise of the European right, Roosevelt v. Wilson, and the Puritan-Woke connection on his podcast, What Really Matters.
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President Donald Trump shakes hands with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen as he announces a trade deal with the EU at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 27, 2025, in Turnberry, Scotland. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)