Ahead in 2026: You Read It Here First
January 8, 2026
Before offering my predictions for 2026, let’s review my score for 2025. I had about 56% right, 42% wrong, 2%—one prediction—to be determined.
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This Week's Recommended Readings |
Ben Sasse and the Path Not TakenDecember 31, 2025Josh Lewis | The DispatchChristmas merriment this year was tinged with sadness as we learned of former Sen. Ben Sasse’s advanced cancer diagnosis. In a lengthy social media post on December 23, he let the world know that he is “gonna die.” Read More |
The International Costs of Chinese Use of Force Against TaiwanJanuary 5, 2026Zack Cooper | American Enterprise InstituteHow costly would a conflict over Taiwan be for China’s international standing and relationships around the world? Read More |
The Crisis of the Islamic Republic of IranJanuary 6, 2026Zineb Riboua | HudsonIn recent days, a widening popular uprising has taken shape across Iran, as protests driven by deepening economic chaos intensify. Read More |
250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence |
This Week in American History: The Revolution’s First Hot TakeJanuary 7, 2026Jonathan Horn | The Free PressHad the writer Thomas Paine published Common Sense in the age of social media rather than in January 1776 amid what he called the Age of Reason, some commenters would surely have noted—using one of the more irritating idioms of the internet—that he had dared to say “the quiet part out loud”: America needed to sever ties with Great Britain. Read More |
This week's recommended podcast |
WTH: America 250 Begins! With Professor Gordon Wood.Danielle Pletka and Marc A. Thiessen | What The Hell is Going On?It is officially 2026, which means America is turning 250 this year. Our question on this semiquincentennial looks back to America’s founding and the constitutional framework that gave birth to our nation. Learn More |
