Missed It By That Much

Jonah Goldberg over at The Corner points us to something very interesting today: Mechanix Illustrated magazine's prediction of what life would be like in 2008. The article was published in November 1968 while I was still basking in the glory of the Detroit Tigers' World Series victory a month earlier. A number of the predictions have come true and then some others... well, I just wish I'd had one of those super fast air-cushion cars when "on assignment" this week. You have to remember that this is like predicting 2048 today. The only thing I'd be comfortable predicting about 2048 is that social security and medicare will be broke. Beyond that...