Well, 2024 has arrived and, before it gets fully underway, I’d like to pause and give you my predictions of what we can expect from this exciting new year.
With the war in what used to be Ukraine turning sour for the future citizens of Russia and the war in what used to be Gaza spreading to encompass Lebanon, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Harvard University, AOC’s fantasy life, a Falafel stand on 53rd Street, the empty place in the minds of college students where knowledge would be if they had ever learned anything, and anywhere else where there are members of Hamas or supporters of Hamas or customers at the Falafel Stand who asked “How much?” and it sort of sounded like “Hamas,” or anyone wearing one of those sinister black-and-white scarfs who can’t prove he’s an extra in the remake of “Lawrence of Arabia,” or anyone who thought remaking “Lawrence of Arabia” was…