On What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead discusses Donald Trump’s ban on foreign students at Harvard, the Supreme Court’s decision on the president’s authority to fire federal commissioners, the Senate’s vote against California’s electric vehicle mandate, and a report from the Copenhagen Democracy Summit.
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US sailors conduct routine maintenance on a jet blast deflector on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz on July 9, 2025. (US Navy)