The news is full of prognostications for 2018 so these are mine. President Trump will create a situation resulting in a war with North Korea in September. The Dow will drop to 21,663 in early October. Two devastating hurricanes will hit the Gulf coast. Two Supreme Court justice seats will become vacant and the President will have trouble filling them. Russia will overplay their social media interference causing Congress to pass more sanctions, Trump will veto, and be overridden.

The U.K.’s exit from the European Union will not be the friendly one Prime Minister May had hoped. China will continue to dominate in trade, will give lip service support to North Korea, will skirmish with India, and will become the world’s leader. Trump will continue isolating America even more. No wall will be built on the southern border. NAFTA negotiations with Mexico and Canada will not go well.

Congress will flip with Democrats taking control of both houses. President Trump will be interviewed by the FBI but will not be indicted, but his son and son-in-law will escape by the narrowest margin. Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, who killed the peace agreement in 2016 in order to keep his base with hopes Trump would support a better agreement, will be kicked out of office. Trump’s proclamation to move our embassy makes any kind of Mideast peace deal impossible. Gender harassment continues to be in the news. Putin will win another six year term and will continue pressuring the Baltic countries.

My least likely prognostications are for the Bears to win ten games and me to win the mega-million or power ball. Unfortunately most of the others will happen.