Walter Russell Mead discusses a potential constitutional crisis in Texas, trouble in North Korea, climate activists kneecapping Joe Biden, and an ununified theory of US appeasement of Iran on his podcast, What Really Matters.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth greets Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Christopher Cavoli before the North Atlantic Council meeting of defense ministers on February 13, 2025, in Brussels, Belgium. (Omar Havana via Getty Images)