On What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead discusses Xi Jinping’s purge of the People’s Liberation Army, the ongoing showdown between Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Minneapolis, the death toll in Iran, and how the tech-MAGA alliance could outlast President Donald Trump.
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US sailors conduct routine maintenance on a jet blast deflector on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz on July 9, 2025. (US Navy)