On What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead discusses the downfall of the Heritage Foundation, the fissures that spread through MAGA at Turning Point’s AmericaFest, the ongoing Venezuela crisis, how President Donald Trump’s foreign policy might be making the world better off, and why we should all aspire to be more like Ben Sasse, former senator of Nebraska, in 2026.
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Cover: Edited version of US Air Force, US Navy, and US Marine Corps aircraft along with US Army Patriot missile batteries line up on the runway for an elephant walk during a routine operational readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base in Japan on May 6, 2025. (US Air Force)