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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A US Marine Corps VXE30 Stalker unmanned aerial system is staged during a maritime domain awareness training exercise in southern Finland on July 31, 2025. (DVIDS)