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Trump steers the MAGA-verse into its first Middle East war. wsj.com/opinion/trumps…

Trying to figure out how the intelligence community went from the goofballs who screwed up Iraq to the infallible authority on Iran in less than a week? You're not alone! wsj.com/opinion/maga-i…

Trump’s Middle East policy will likely reflect his sense of the political balance inside his coalition. If that balance changes, American policy will shift, writes Walter Russell Mead on.wsj.com/4eeueKi

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Ian, you would capitalize the names of admittedly fictional entities like Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse. Hoping that the lack of capitalization for ‘God’ in your post was a typo not some kind of backhanded slap at theists!

The Strike on Iran Was “Jacksonian”: Tunku Varadarajan interviews Walter Russell Mead wsj.com/opinion/the-st… via Wall Street Journal Opinion

Where does Donald Trump fit into the American foreign policy tradition? Walter Russell Mead is better placed to answer that question than most, writes Tunku Varadarajan on.wsj.com/44oSPHQ

‘Between the bombing raid on Iran’s nuclear program and the summit’s results, the last few days have been good ones for Americans and their friends.’ Very good Mike Watson Washington Free Beacon freebeacon.com/columns/trump-…

“Just when the conventional wisdom that America was in terminal decline had congealed into place, the airstrikes suggest that American power remains unique in world affairs.” The Strike on Iran Was “Jacksonian”: Tunku Varadarajan interviews Walter Russell Mead wsj.com/opinion/the-st… via Wall Street Journal Opinion

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Narrator: And STILL they did not repent.

Where does Donald Trump fit into the American foreign policy tradition? Walter Russell Mead is better placed to answer that question than most, writes Tunku Varadarajan on.wsj.com/4nozG1t

Very useful thread. The growing revival of serious strategic thought in Germany is both an important trend and a positive one. Ulrich Speck is a leading light in this revival and an excellent follow.

Why haven't China, Russia, and North Korea come to Iran's aid? What does Zohran Mamdani's victory mean for national politics? What will be the long-term significance of Trump bombing Fordow? Walter Russell Mead and Jeremy Stern discuss on What Really Matters. Listen: tabletmag.com/podcasts/what-…

Donald Trump is many things. “Restrainer” isn’t one of them. In his presidency the US is like TR who, his daughter said, wanted to be “the corpse at every funeral, the bride at every wedding and the child at every christening.” wsj.com/opinion/trump-…

And people think we Boomers had it easy!

A university education that is just career preparation is (1) almost certainly dated as preparation by the time you’re done and (2) bad preparation for life. In fact it embodies a false (I’d say Marxist) view of human life. We need to educate for human life, well-being, thriving.

Karen Elliott House has written a really timely and useful book about Saudi Arabia and its extraordinary Crown Prince. My review @wsj: wsj.com/world/middle-e…

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Today is America’s own version of one of the world’s most widely celebrated festivals: British Leaving Day. From India to Nigeria, from Malawi to Jamaica, British Leaving Day is one of the biggest holidays of the year. But don’t worry UK. Now that you’ve left, we all love you!