Daylight Saving Time Debate Rages On as 2025 Clock Change Looms

With Halloween 2025 just around the corner, the debate over daylight saving time continues to rage on. As of October 26, 2025, we are one week away from the fall back time change, which will occur on the weekend of October 31st, giving people an extra hour of sleep.

The issue of daylight saving time has been tossed through the halls of Congress for years, with lawmakers still undecided on whether to "lock the clock" and abolish the biannual time change. Despite nearly 20 states passing legislation in recent years to support ending daylight saving time, a decision has not yet been reached.

Interestingly, the history of daylight saving time reveals that it was not actually farmers who drove the adoption of the practice, as is commonly believed. In fact, when daylight saving time was first implemented in the U.S. during World War I, farmers were its strongest opponents, disliking having to do their early-morning chores in the dark. The controversy at the time highlighted the growing divide between rural and urban dwellers.