The Top 10 Reasons to Be Thankful in 2025

These are trying times—but there's still plenty to be grateful for in the world.

U.S. President Donald Trump pardons National Thanksgiving Turkey Gobble during the 78th annual National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation in the Rose Garden of the White House on November 25, 2025 in Washington. November 26, 2025, 6:14 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

It’s Thanksgiving week here in the United States, and it’s been my annual custom to offer up the things for which I’m feeling particularly grateful. Like last year , however, feeling thankful isn’t as easy as I’d like it to be. To be clear: I’ve been extraordinarily blessed since birth, and I’m grateful for all the favorable bounces I’ve had. But in times like these, when it sometimes seems

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