Walter Russel Mead appears on a panel hosted by the Aspen Institute at the Aspen Ideas Festival to discuss the start of the American experiment with the Declaration of Independence. As America reaches its 250th anniversary, the conversation examines what a “shared civil gospel” looks like today.
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Black smoke rises from the area of Gazprom Neft’s Moscow oil refinery on the southeastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. (Getty Images)