# Socialists, Chinese AI, Air Conditioning, and Putin

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Podcast: [What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442)
Published: 2026-07-03T04:00:00+00:00
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This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the wave of socialist victories in Democratic primaries; China's new plan to overhaul its economy with AI; why Europeans hate air conditioning; and the crumbling of Vladimir Putin's empire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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