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The Age of Apocalypse

Russia and Saudi Arabia, remote work, 19th century French industrial policy, and the impending Singularity

What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead

July 6, 202332m 10s

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Show Notes

This week, Mead and Stern discuss Russia and Saudi Arabia, the remote work revolution, 19th-century French industrial policy, and living in the shadow of a Singularity.

 

Recommended reading

Via Meadia by Walter Russell Mead (Tablet)

The Arc of a Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Fate of the Jewish People by Walter Russell Mead (Knopf)

RSS: A View to the Inside by Walter Andersen and Shridhar Damle (Penguin)

 

Each week on What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead and Jeremy Stern help you understand the news, decide what matters and what doesn’t, and enjoy following the story of America and the world more than you do now. For more, check out tabletmag.com/whatreallymatters. You can read Walter Russell Mead’s Tablet column here, and check out more from Tablet here.

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