Steve Forbes: What's Ahead

Steve Forbes calls out the unfair trade practices that sees U.S. citizens subsidizing the pharmaceutical bills of other countries—and lays out the desperately needed reforms to make things right. 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 of China's relentlessly increasing power on the sea, and explains why and how the U.S. must get serious about rapidly ramping up naval shipbuilding. 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 the longer President Trump's tariffs stay in place, the longer will be the recovery time and the probability of a severe economic downturn—and urges the President to offer a 90-day delay to any nation willing to negotiate a deal. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Steve Forbes details the most important immediate steps the U.S. must take after President Trump's tariff rollout and the massive aftershock that continues to roil the domestic and global 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 praises a new executive order from President Trump that ends collective bargaining for most federal employees, and urges Congress to pass the Federal Workforce Freedom Act to lock in Trump's action. 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 the GOP tax legislation, crucial to bolstering and improving the U.S. economy, is in deep peril—and explains how Senate Republicans can pull it back from the brink. 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 President Trump is right to say it's time to get rid of the debt limit—and all the political drama and economic turmoil that comes with it—once and for all. 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 Illinois's government has set its sights on homeschooling and unveiled new efforts to regulate and probe the educational decisions of parents—with penalties that could even lead to jail time. 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 the Trump Administration must not end Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the Voice of America networks and thus surrender the U.S.'s crucial place in the global battle of ideas. 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 the high price of gold signals higher inflation to come—and warns that the Federal Reserve has no clue how to read these troubling signs. 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 the U.S. "taking over" Canada would effectively lead to the reverse, resulting in the ultimate geopolitical self-own. 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 Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks he can outfox the U.S. in negotiating a ceasefire with Ukraine, and what the Trump Administration must do to ensure that doesn't happen. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Steve Forbes offers some key questions that Fed Chair Jerome Powell should be asked after next week's Federal Reserve Board meeting. 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 the shocking interest in multiple nations to acquire their own nuclear arsenals, coupled with a volatile global economy, is pushing the world to the brink—but strong and assertive U.S. leadership can help ease some tensions and avert disaster. 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 simple steps to lower the cost of Medicaid while enhancing services, to help save taxpayer dollars and provide excellent care to those who need it. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

While the notion of ending Daylight Saving Time has gained a great deal of popularity, Steve Forbes explains why jettisoning the practice would be deleterious to both business and health. 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 dropping birthrates are putting our civilization at existential risk—and what humanity can and must do to reverse course before we all disappear. 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 of a new bipartisan bill that would cap credit card interest at ten percent, explaining that while the idea sounds good the unintended effect would be the denial of credit cards to those with lower incomes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.