Walter Russell Mead discusses homeschooling, the United States–Japan–South Korea security pact, artificial intelligence’s threat to the nation state, China’s economic woes, The Magic Flute, and Fidel Castro on his podcast What Really Matters.
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BYD’s chip Xuanji A3 is displayed during the 2026 World AI Conference on July 17, 2026, in Shanghai, China. (Getty Images)