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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Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka during the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 22, 2025. (Getty Images)