Planning ahead requires trust that the future will offer relative stability free from war, famine, disease, violence, and oppression. It’s a beautiful, fragile gift we here in the modern U.S. have had for decades in comparison to the rest of the world and other civilizations throughout history. Can we have that same confidence as the clock strikes midnight on 2025, and 2026 is ushered in? I’m not so sure. If 2025 taught us anything, it’s that everything can change.