Steve Forbes: What's Ahead

Utilities are warning of the potential for serious power outages this summer in many parts of the country. Are we headed for a summer of rolling blackouts? Steve Forbes on the energy crisis at hand, the misbegotten policy errors that got us here and why it's time to examine how we can realistically meet our energy needs.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

The notion that the Federal Reserve should try to manage how the economy performs is dangerous nonsense. News flash to the Fed: Prosperity doesn’t cause inflation; creating too much money and undermining the dollar's value does! Is a recession ahead inevitable? Steve Forbes on the Fed’s plans to slow inflation that will ultimately kill the economy.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

The collapsing values in cryptocurrencies and their exchanges are reminiscent of when the dot.com bubble burst more than 20 years ago. Back then, most of those speculative stocks were listed on the Nasdaq. When the bubble burst, the Nasdaq index plummeted almost 80%. Steve Forbes examines whether the crypto world is in for a similar shellacking.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Politicians never tire of coming up with ways to raise your taxes, and a carbon tariff is no different. Democrats say such a tax will fight climate change, but the truth is that it will only make life more expensive. Steve Forbes on why a carbon tax won't fight climate change but will increase the already rising cost of living.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

The Fed says its actions on Wednesday show it’s now serious about fighting inflation. The trouble is, it won’t use the best weapon possible: gold. Steve Forbes on the Fed’s continued battle with inflation and on how the central bank won’t even consider our most formidable, reliable, time-tested tool to keep the dollar stable in value, a gold standard.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Vladimir Putin grossly miscalculated the war in Ukraine. And now Putin and other Russian officials have warned that Moscow may use nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Is this move unthinkable? How can we stop Putin from waging nuclear warfare? Steve Forbes on the immeasurable stakes at hand and on what could be done to deter Putin from such a move. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has unveiled his solution to help fight inflation: significant tax increases. Steve Forbes on why the Democrats’ proposed tax hike is reckless and is not the answer to inflation.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

President Biden boasts about his love for infrastructure. So why is he putting big regulatory barriers on the building and repairing of roads, bridges, and the like? Steve Forbes on Biden’s infrastructure plan and on how his own regulations undermine its potential progress.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

The Federal Reserve believes that you attack inflation by deliberately reducing economic activity and, thus, is pushing the economy toward a recession or, at least, an unwelcome slowdown. Steve Forbes on the Fed's recession that’s looming over our economy, on rising interest rates and on how the road ahead doesn't look good for a vibrant stock market.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Elon Musk set off a political firestorm with his bid to acquire Twitter. Musk’s prime purpose is to provide a public platform for free speech and open debate. Steve Forbes on the current state of Twitter, why it’s a mess and how Elon Musk is the only one who can save it.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

When it comes to producing a sustainable and plentiful energy supply, the U.S. has a vast and underappreciated advantage over other nations. Are mineral rights in America our secret weapon for clean energy abundance? Steve Forbes on the benefits of mineral rights exploration in the U.S. and how the lack of this freedom in other countries is a costly hindrance. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

California still refuses to face reality when it comes to gas-powered cars, creating a looming environmental catastrophe. Steve Forbes on the state’s proposed ban on sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035 and why this plan is absurd, and on the renewable energy challenges the future will bring.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates in a belated response to inflation that a year ago it told us was transitory and nothing to worry about. But brace yourself, as the Fed is putting us on the road to an unnecessary recession. Steve Forbes on the two types of inflation and how each requires a different response, and on why the Fed's gimmicks have us headed for a crash landing.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

A very serious byproduct of the Covid-19 pandemic is the loss of trust in public health agencies. Can trust in public health be saved? Steve Forbes on the continued bad behavior of public health officials in the aftermath of Covid-19 and why the future consequences could be deadly.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

After failing to seize Kyiv and quickly occupy all of Ukraine, Russia is changing its strategy. It is now preparing a massive offensive in eastern and southern Ukraine. Steve Forbes on the most significant battle yet to come in the Russia-Ukraine war and why the moment of truth is at hand. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

The early results in the French presidential election have exposed seismic shifts in the political culture of France, shifts that are good news for Putin but a wake-up call for those leaders who don't get what it takes to get an economy to grow. Steve Forbes on the first-round results in France's election and why these results should sound alarms and be a warning to all Democratic nations.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Two grave shortcomings in Biden’s thinking regarding energy were on display this week, as telling statements by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg revealed just how flawed the Administration’s thinking is. Steve Forbes on how the Biden Administration sees the energy world and why the consequences of that are serious and, in one case, possibly deadly.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

In the upcoming elections Republicans will campaign on such critical and predictable issues as inflation. But they should also emphasize taxes and the need to cut them. Steve Forbes on the House GOP’s 2022 priorities and on why those must include a tax cut plan.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Administration regulators have tightened water-use rules, pushed for energy-efficiency standards and its war on fossil fuels continues. All these unnecessary rules from Washington are making life less pleasant, more irritating and more expensive! Steve Forbes on how Biden's regulatory blunders are crushing American ingenuity and on why government interference is only making things worse.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

President Biden recently unveiled his proposed budget for the 2023 fiscal year. What’s stunning is how utterly unrelated it is to the real needs of the domestic economy and how reckless it is for our defense necessities. Steve Forbes on what Biden’s proposed budget ignores and on why it’s a dangerous bust we should watch out for.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.