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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Sudanese army soldiers take part in a military in Khartoum, Sudan, on August 23, 2025. (Getty Images)