On What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead discusses how artificial intelligence is splitting the MAGA coalition, Xi Jinping’s phone call with President Donald Trump, why young conservative women are having more children than their liberal peers, and the White House’s Ukraine peace plan.
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A weapon is mounted on the Lehit ground robotic system, developed by specialists of the International Legion under the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, during a demonstration in Ukraine on December 9, 2025. (Getty Images)