10. Increased inequality as a result of the Trump/Ryan tax and spending cuts.
9. Shattered relationships with our historic allies in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
8. Increased terrorism as a result of Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric about Muslims and indiscriminate bombing of civilians. IS is already celebrating his victory. Allah be praised!
7. Roughly 22 million people lose their health insurance due to the repeal of Obamacare and its replacement with, well, nothing. The pre-Obamacare insurance death spiral resumes.
6. Ethnic violence spikes after Trump and Giuliani announce their “war on crime,” which includes explicit approval of racial profiling measures and stop-and-frisk. Large scale riots are inevitable.
5. Massive increases in unemployment and the cost of foreign goods due to the Trump trade wars.
4. A sharp recession caused mostly by interest rate increases arising from the trade war and the big tax cut.
3. Lost constitutional rights. Enjoy your Second Amendment rights; they’re the only ones you will have left.
2. Climate change is exacerbated as the new administration reverses course and the rest of the world follows suit.
And the #1 disaster is. . .
1. Nuclear war. The most likely short term victims are North Korea and Iran. In the long run, making the use of nuclear weapons thinkable will imperil everyone, including us.