Walter Russell Mead talks about the sanctions Joe Biden imposed on Israeli settlers, the declining math skills of students in developed countries, America’s advice on how to lose a war, and Henry Kissinger’s achievements in the Middle East on his podcast, What Really Matters.

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Gunners from the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire at Russian position with a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 2C22 in the Kharkiv region on April 21, 2024. (Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)