Walter Russell Mead discusses Joe Biden’s Oval Office address, Iranian attacks on United States targets in the Middle East, attacks on synagogues in Europe and North Africa, and why people who hate America and capitalism also hate Israel 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)