Walter Russell Mead discusses the crisis of faith in higher education, what German cars have to do with right-wing populism, why the United States Navy is mothballing its submarine sinkers, and how abortion politics have changed one year after Dobbs on his podcast, What Really Matters.

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A robot from AgiBot is seen during the Global Developer Conference, organized by the Shanghai AI Industry Association, in Shanghai on February 21, 2025. (Hector Retamal via Getty Images)