Walter Russell Mead discusses the American Southwest鈥檚 pumping more crude oil than Kuwait, the International Criminal Court鈥檚 threat to arrest Israeli officials, the financial industry鈥檚 exodus from New York and California, and how support for Hamas could split the Democratic coalition on What Really Matters.

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Gunners from the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire at Russian position with a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 2C22 in the Kharkiv region on April 21, 2024. (Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)