What to Expect in 2025: Predictions from Niall Ferguson, John McWhorter, Nellie Bowles, Leandra Medine, and more

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Dec 31, 2024

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Leandra Medine

Join political analyst Sarah Isgur as she delves into what a Trump 2.0 administration could mean for the nation. Cultural commentator Suzy Weiss reveals the pop culture trends shaping 2025, while linguist John McWhorter discusses the evolution of language, highlighting contemporary slang. Fashion influencer Leandra Medine shares exciting trends from personal aesthetics to bold accessories, urging creativity in wardrobes. Together, they predict a dynamic year ahead, blending serious insights with humorous observations on culture and society.

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Trump 2.0 Immigration Policies

Trump likely won't enact mass deportations, but will make life difficult for undocumented immigrants to encourage self-deportation.
Increased border security and expedited asylum claims are also expected, but will probably face legal challenges.

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Tariffs and Trade under Trump

Trump will likely follow through on his promises regarding tariffs and trade.
These policies may be initially popular, but could negatively impact the economy later in his term.

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Trump 2.0 Tax Policies

Trump might not make significant tax law changes in his second term.
His administration may see the 2017-2018 tax cuts as their primary legislative achievement in that area.

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This past year was not easy. But 2024 certainly was eventful. Joe Biden dropped out of the race at the eleventh hour, and Kamala Harris’s swift anointment brought us the joy of Brat summer. There was not one, but two assassination attempts against Donald Trump; the continued wars in Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, and Lebanon; the sudden and surprising fall of the Assad regime in Syria; the murder of a CEO (and Luigi Mania); mystery drones over New Jersey; and finally, Trump's decisive reelection to the White House.

On a cheerier note, 2024 was also the year of breakdancing at the Paris Olympics; Claudine Gay’s resignation from Harvard; SpaceX’s first commercial spacewalk; and Israel’s epic spy-thriller, pager-explosion attack on Hezbollah—not to mention they took out Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah and Hamas’s Yahya Sinwar as well.

So, what will 2025 bring?

We are starting the year, as we did last December, with a special 2025 predictions episode of Honestly. We called up some friends of the pod—people we trust in their fields—to get a better sense of what’s in store for the year ahead.

Political analyst and former spokesperson at the Department of Justice Sarah Isgur tells us what we can expect in the Trump 2.0 White House. Linguist John McWhorter looks at new words and how language will evolve in the coming months. Our very own Suzy Weiss talks us through the cultural calendar. Stylist Leandra Medine clues us in on fashion trends in 2025, and last but not least: Historian Niall Ferguson tells us, as he did last year as well, whether or not we’re right to have nightmares about World War III—but for real this time.

Some guests cheered us up, whereas others freaked us out. All of them were a pleasure to talk to. We hope you enjoy these conversations with some of our favorite people.

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