Reflections on the Unexpected

Every year finds us scratching our heads as the world is reshaped by events we control and things we don’t. Thus 2025 was no different. So I’m wrapping up the year with my own list of the unexpected.

Biggest political surprise of the year. Two words: Zohran Mamdani. What in the Charles Dickens were these New York City dwellers thinking? Apparently they weren’t. Mamdani made his views clear—aligning with his democratic socialist and Muslim worldview. He netted over 50% of the vote.