I knew I forgot to do something this year, what with my move from San Francisco to Las Vegas…it’s time for my annual Time Person of the Year thread.
I was about to claim that “nobody really stood out” - then I did a little research on what happened this year, and now the choice seems obvious to me: His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV.
If we stick by the criteria of “who had the greatest impact on world events, whether for better or worse,” it’s hard to argue against Trump or Putin.
Leo would be my choice as well.
My Humble O would be Ozzy.
On the other hand both have previously had that honor: Trump in 2016 and 2024 and Putin in 2007
First of all, Trump won it last year.
Second, Time has a habit of not naming people like Putin that it thinks would result in a serious backlash. There’s a reason Rudy Giuliani won in 2001 instead of Osama bin Laden.