On What Really Matters Walter Russell Mead discusses the Pope’s artificial intelligence encyclical, the United Arab Emirates’ role in the Iran war, new concerns about the divide between labor and capital, and why America and Iran’s minimum requirements for a peace agreement are unlikely to be met.
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President Donald Trump delivers a speech about the economy at Rockland Community College Fieldhouse in Suffern, New York, on May 22, 2026. (Getty Images)