This week, Walter and Jeremy battle colds to discuss America’s new lithium wealth, the Palestinians’ bargaining position in Saudi-Israeli peace talks, the drugs, violence, and migration problems in America’s backyard, and why you should read Sir Walter Scott.

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This week, Walter and Jeremy talk Biden’s drug price controls program, a possible autoworkers strike, “de-dollarization,” and whether the BRICS exist.

Each week on What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead and Jeremy Stern help you understand the news, decide what matters and what doesn’t, and enjoy following the story of America and the world more than you do now. For more, check out tabletmag.com/what-really-matters. You can read Walter Russell Mead’s Tablet column here, and check out more from Tablet here.

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Walter and Jeremy discuss US military advice to Ukraine, Latin America’s economic future, the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement, and whether a worthwhile Canadian initiative qualifies as news.

Each week on What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead and Jeremy Stern help you understand the news, decide what matters and what doesn’t, and enjoy following the story of America and the world more than you do now. For more, check out tabletmag.com/whatreallymatters. You can read Walter Russell Mead’s Tablet column here, and check out more from Tablet here.

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Walter and Jeremy talk homeschooling, the US-Japan-South Korea security pact, AI’s threat to the nation state, China’s economic woes, The Magic Flute, and Walter’s evening with Fidel Castro.

Each week on What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead and Jeremy Stern help you understand the news, decide what matters and what doesn’t, and enjoy following the story of America and the world more than you do now. For more, check out tabletmag.com/whatreallymatters. You can read Walter Russell Mead’s Tablet column here, and check out more from Tablet here.

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Walter and Jeremy discuss Taiwan, voter fraud, Imran Khan, climate politics, and how to fall in love with poetry.

Each week on What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead and Jeremy Stern help you understand the news, decide what matters and what doesn’t, and enjoy following the story of America and the world more than you do now. For more, check out tabletmag.com/whatreallymatters. You can read Walter Russell Mead’s Tablet column here, and check out more from Tablet here.

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Walter and Jeremy discuss Lina Khan vs. Amazon, judicial reform in Israel, nuclear fusion, Clinton and Obama in Ukraine, and the death of nonproliferation

Each week on What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead and Jeremy Stern help you understand the news, decide what matters and what doesn’t, and enjoy following the story of America and the world more than you do now. For more, check out tabletmag.com/whatreallymatters. You can read Walter Russell Mead’s Tablet column here, and check out more from Tablet here.

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Walter and Jeremy discuss weed v. booze, the God wars in Africa, Trump’s Hispanic base, how Britain botched victory, and America’s Blue Model society.

Each week on What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead and Jeremy Stern help you understand the news, decide what matters and what doesn’t, and enjoy following the story of America and the world more than you do now. For more, check out tabletmag.com/whatreallymatters. You can read Walter Russell Mead’s Tablet column here, and check out more from Tablet here.

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Walter and Jeremy discuss the Sino-Russian alliance, the U.S. national debt, the rise of the European right, Roosevelt v. Wilson, and the Puritan-Woke connection.

Each week on What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead and Jeremy Stern help you understand the news, decide what matters and what doesn’t, and enjoy following the story of America and the world more than you do now. For more, check out tabletmag.com/whatreallymatters. You can read Walter Russell Mead’s Tablet column here, and check out more from Tablet here.

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Walter and Jeremy discuss a third-party ticket, inflation in Argentina, Chicago’s pension crisis, the stupidity of Paul Ehrlich, and the rise of Abrahamic religion.

Each week on What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead and Jeremy Stern help you understand the news, decide what matters and what doesn’t, and enjoy following the story of America and the world more than you do now. For more, check out tabletmag.com/whatreallymatters. You can read Walter Russell Mead’s Tablet column here, and check out more from Tablet here.

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This week, Mead and Stern discuss Jeffrey Epstein, Chinese real estate, the teen mental health crisis, and A.P. Giannini's California dream.

Each week on What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead and Jeremy Stern help you understand the news, decide what matters and what doesn’t, and enjoy following the story of America and the world more than you do now. For more, check out tabletmag.com/whatreallymatters. You can read Walter Russell Mead’s Tablet column here, and check out more from Tablet here.

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