SID's World

A list of good, bad, ugly, and terrifying predictions By Sid Abdullah What awaits us in the Trump era? Photo illustration by  Slate . Photo by Desk/AFP/Getty Images. I t happened—Donald Trump is now the president of the United States. How will life change under his administration? While every presidency starts off with a hefty dose of uncertainty, this is the first time a populist demagogue with zero government experience has been in charge. So, we don’t know. But that doesn’t mean it’s not worth hazarding a guess. Predicting the future is a fool’s errand—when the primary goal is to be proved right. That’s not the case with the predictions we’ve collected below, from both experts and staffers, on ways our lives will be directly or indirectly affected by the new world order. We asked folks for their best guesses at what will happen not to provide worst-case scenarios or to foment a sense of chaos, but to set clear, realistic markers by which to track changes and nor...

With 28 seasons and counting on the air,  The Simpsons   is undeniably a television phenomenon. Both the  longest-running  American sitcom and animated program, the critically acclaimed cartoon is widely recognized as one of, if not the, best shows of all time for its humorous satire of everything from politics and pop culture to everyday family life. In fact, throughout its more than 600 episodes, creator  Matt Groening  and his team have been so on top of the country’s cultural pulse, they’ve even managed to predict several major historical events — along with a few less momentous happenings. Here are 14 times  The Simpsons  made eerily accurate predictions about the future. Siegfried and Roy's Tiger Attack Season 5, Episode 10: $pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling) Predicted:  1993 Came true:  2003 After Springfield decides to legalize gambling, Mr. Burns opens a casino where ...