On What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead discusses New York’s ban on data centers, the fight to make Daylight Saving Time permanent, the collapse of the memorandum of understanding and the current state of the Iran war, and thoughts on the passing of Senator Lindsey Graham.
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Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka during the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 22, 2025. (Getty Images)