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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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs the golden book as he meets Norway’s king on October 20, 2026, at the Royal Palace in Oslo. (Getty Images)