We kick off a new year with hopes that this will not be a rerun of 2020 or ’21, despite the best efforts of government officials to keep the fear turned up to 11.

5) Approaching the one year anniversary of January 6; 4) 2022 a telltale year for the political clout of Trump and Netanyahu; 3) Afghanistan withdrawal a national disgrace; 2) Biden and Putin talk again about Ukraine; 1) COVID cases up, deaths down as Omicron spreads.