On What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead discusses the President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meetings, the consequences of the president’s legislative achievement, where he stands on arming Ukraine, the Western Hemisphere’s bright fossil fuel future, and Gore Vidal vs. William F. Buckley.
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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)