Walter Russell Mead discusses Israel’s wartime unity government, the specter of a second front in southern Lebanon, why American universities are “honoring the martyrs of Hamas,” and whether President Joe Biden has already determined to accept Israeli and American defeat 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)