Walter Russell Mead discusses the Ivy League presidents, Benjamin Netanyahu’s phone call with Vladimir Putin, the crisis of homeownership in America, and why many American Jews prefer “refugee Zionism” to “national Zionism” 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)