Dear Readers,
What will the political landscape look like in 2025? One thing is for sure: the coming year will look nothing like 2024. Justin Trudeau announced he is stepping down as the head of Canada's Liberal Party. Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta is going to retire its politically biased fact-checking system, and President-elect Donald Trump's electors were officially certified on January 6th—a date that has now earned a place in history books.
As the world shifts, our authors tackle the issues shaping the new year. Brady Leonard begins by discussing the ambitious reforms that aim to take on America's $36 trillion debt: Will taxpayers finally get some relief, or will another chance for change slip away? Raymond J. March writes on the contentious appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Paige Lambermont covers the controversy swirling around gas stoves and residential natural gas bans, while Craig Eyermann reports on Senator Rand Paul's annual Festivus tradition of airing wasteful government spending in 2024.
Happy reading!
Jonathan Hofer
Managing Editor
