On What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead discusses the downfall of the Heritage Foundation, the fissures that spread through MAGA at Turning Point’s AmericaFest, the ongoing Venezuela crisis, how President Donald Trump’s foreign policy might be making the world better off, and why we should all aspire to be more like Ben Sasse, former senator of Nebraska, in 2026.
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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)