questions from 2023

As we come to the close of another year — and knowing the Intramuralist has a tremendous fondness for the question mark, as it’s the only punctuation piece that actually invites a response — what were those questions we most asked in the year now behind us? What did inquiring minds want to know?

Here are a top 50 actually asked in 2023:

  1. A law that cancels cancel culture?
  2. Are Labor Unions Effective?
  3. Can Nikki Haley’s ‘Strategy of Conviction’ Beat Trump?
  4. Do you think Deion Sanders is a role model for his players?
  5. Does Chris Christie have a chance in 2024?
  6. Has Pete Buttigieg’s Dream Job Turned Into a Nightmare?
  7. How Big a Problem Is President Biden’s Age, Really?
  8. How could a baseball player be worth $700 million?
  9. How is Time Magazine’s Person of the Year decided?
  10. How Popular Does Biden Need to Be to Beat Trump?
  11. How popular is Joe Biden?
  12. How unpopular is Joe Biden?
  13. Hunter Biden: What are the charges against him?
  14. Is 2024 the year for a third-party candidate to break through with dissatisfied voters?
  15. Is a 12-Week Abortion Ban a ‘Reasonable Compromise’?
  16. Is a 15-week limit on abortion an acceptable compromise?
  17. Is Biden fit to serve a second term?
  18. Is Biden vs. Trump the ‘Election We Need’?
  19. Is Elon Musk The Greatest Leader On Earth?
  20. Is Gavin Newsom running a ‘shadow campaign’ for US president?
  21. Is Ibram X Kendi’s ‘Anti-Racism’ a Scam?
  22. Is the COVID-19 Pandemic Over?
  23. Is the United Nations still relevant and effective?
  24. Is this the end for Bill Belichick in New England?
  25. Is Vice President Kamala Harris a liability or an asset in 2024?
  26. Nikki Haley: Who is the Republican presidential hopeful?
  27. Pessimistic About Politics?
  28. Should Biden Really Run Again?
  29. Should Trump go to jail?
  30. So what exactly makes Taylor Swift so great?
  31. Was Oppenheimer a good person?
  32. What about Hunter Biden?
  33. What did Biden know about Hunter, and when did he know it?
  34. What does the word ‘woke’ really mean, and where does it come from?
  35. What Happened to Matthew Perry?
  36. What has Kamala Harris done as vice president?
  37. What is going wrong with American higher education?
  38. What is Hamas?
  39. What Is Israel Trying to Accomplish?
  40. What’s Causing the NFL’s QB Injury Crisis?
  41. When Will Gas Prices Go Down?
  42. When will gas prices stop rising?
  43. When will inflation slow down?
  44. Who is new House Speaker Mike Johnson?
  45. Why are Biden and Bidenomics unpopular?
  46. Why did Republicans vote to get rid of George Santos?
  47. Why has Hunter Biden been indicted?
  48. Will Hollywood Learn These 5 Lessons From ‘Barbie’?
  49. Will The Chiefs Repeat?
  50. Will there be any presidential debates in 2024?

Great questions, friends…

I can’t wait to see what we ask in 2024.

Respectfully…

AR

[Sources include but are not limited to: ABC, AP News, The Atlantic, Boston Herald, CBS, CNN, ESPN, Euronews, Financial Times, Forbes, The Guardian, Harvard Gazette, The Indian Express, Investopedia, Marginal Revolution, New York Magazine, New York Post, New York Times, NPR, NY1, Real Clear Politics, Reuters, The Ringer, Roll Call, Sports Illustrated, USA Today, Vox, Wall Street Journal, and The Week.]