Steve Forbes: What's Ahead

Steve Forbes seconds Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont's call to repeal the Jones Act, a misbegotten law also known as the Merchant Marine Act passed over a century ago, which presently increases the costs of goods and serves no arguable purpose in modern times. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Steve Forbes gives his frank take on Sunday's German parliamentary elections, explaining why a victory for conservative leader Friedrich Merz would stem the international forces of authoritarianism, and why AfD winning would spell disaster for Germany and Europe. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Steve Forbes praises the Paramount Plus series "Landman," celebrating how it shows the follies of government ownership of mineral rights. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Steve Forbes lays out the tough and unflinching foreign policy stances that President Trump must enact in order to contain Iran's rogue regime and protect the U.S. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Steve Forbes lays out key reforms to air traffic control that could prevent the kinds of horrific accident that tragically occurred at Reagan National Airport last week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Steve Forbes discusses the big-spending Los Angeles Dodgers and whether they've replaced the New York Yankees' as Major League Baseball's "Evil Empire." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Steve Forbes lays out the case for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to be dismantled and tossed into the dustbin of history. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Steve Forbes warns that a potential sweeping FDA rule that would effectively ban 97% of cigarettes would do about as much good ending smoking as 1920s Prohibition did to alcohol. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Steve Forbes explains why crunch time has come for President Trump and the United States to put a permanent stop to Iran's nuclear ambitions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Steve Forbes praises California Governor Gavin Newsom's (D) decision to suspend environmental regulations to spur the rebuilding of Los Angeles, and asks why the absurd rules aren't gutted altogether. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Steve Forbes urges President-elect Trump to include a substantial capital gains tax cut in his major new tax bill, arguing that it will not only help the economy but provide more tax revenue for the federal government. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Steve Forbes calls malarkey on U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recommending cancer warnings to be placed on alcohol. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Steve Forbes warns that while some of President-elect Trump’s tariff strategies will help protect U.S. jobs and the border, more drastic proposals by some of Trump’s top aides could lead to economic calamity. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Steve Forbes explains why ending U.S. support for the IMF should be at the top of President-elect Trump's list of reforms. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Steve Forbes explains how President-elect Trump can actually acquire Greenland for the U.S. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Steve Forbes makes his recommendation for the deal President-elect Trump could make with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the Ukraine war without giving undue advantage to Russia and its leader's brutal dictatorial ambitions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Steve Forbes praises the tenure of Argentinia's President Javier Milei, and calls for him to formally change the peso to the U.S. Dollar, which would prevent a backslide into failed leftist policy after he leaves office. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Steve Forbes says that the success of President-elect Trump's second term rests on his ability to pass a substantive tax cut bill, which he says reignite a faltering U.S. economy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Steve Forbes argues that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's Department of Government Efficiency should push for a flat tax in order to simplify the tax code and reform the IRS. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Steve Forbes discusses the Tax Foundation's annual state tax competitiveness Index, which illustrates unambiguously how a benign tax regime leads to major league growth and success. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.