On What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead examines the breakdown of President Donald Trump’s Iran memorandum of understanding, the president’s newfound admiration for Ukraine, whether Americans are becoming postliterate, and why we are not a “creedal” people.
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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)