What Orbán Meant
From What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead by Tablet Magazine
April 17, 2026 · 28 min
About this episode
Walter and Jeremy discuss various political topics including Pentagon plans, religiosity among young men, and the impact of Viktor Orbán and Trump on European populism.
This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss Pentagon plans to use US commercial enterprises for weapons production, the rise in young American men's religiosity, Trump's fallout with the European populist right, and the successes and (mostly) failures of Viktor Orbán.
People in this episode
Host: Walter Russell Mead
Guest: Jeremy
Topics covered
- weapons production
- religiosity
- populism
- Viktor Orbán
- Trump
- American society
Keywords
- Pentagon
- weapons production
- religiosity
- Trump
- Viktor Orbán
- European populism
- American men
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Pentagon
Places: United States, Europe
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