From a conversation between New York Times columnists Gail Collins and Bret Stephens with some predictions for the new year”:

Gail Collins: How about some predictions for the new year, Bret?

I’ll start: House Republicans will flunk all their deficit-decreasing promises. The skyrocketing sales of those Trump digital trading cards will collapse and plunge streaking back to earth.

Bret Stephens: C’mon, Gail — those are safe bets!

Gail: OK, how about a pre-new year prediction? This week, the Jan. 6 committee will recommend criminal prosecution of Donald Trump, but the man’s never going to jail.