In an uncertain and rapidly changing world, Steve Forbes sits down with today’s leading business and economic minds to give listeners a better grasp of what’s ahead, and shares his own perspectives on the day’s most pressing issues.
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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.…
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Spotlight: Gold Has Hit $3,000 An Ounce—And The Fed Has No Clue The Trouble This Spells For The Economy
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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.
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Spotlight: Why Trump's Goal Of Annexing Canada Would Actually Lead To The Canadian Takeover Of The U.S.
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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.
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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.…
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Spotlight: These Are The Questions Jerome Powell Must Be Asked After Federal Reserve Board Meeting Next Week
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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.
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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 h…
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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.…
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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.…
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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.
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Spotlight: Credit Card Holders—Especially Those With Lower Incomes—Could Be In For A Nasty Shock
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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-in…
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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://…
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Spotlight: In Upcoming Elections Can Germany Save Itself And Thereby Help Save The Free World?
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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…
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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.
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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.
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Spotlight: Memo To The FAA—These Reforms To Air Traffic Control Could Prevent Future Disasters
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.…
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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.
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Spotlight: Why Won't Gavin Newsom Just Ditch All Of California's Lunatic Governmental Practices?
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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.…
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Spotlight: A Major Cut To Capitol Gains Tax In Trump's New Tax Plan Would Turbocharge The Economy
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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.…
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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.
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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.…
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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.
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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.
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Spotlight: Here Is The Deal Trump Must Make With Putin To End Ukraine War Without Feeding Russia's Imperialism
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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-sel…
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Spotlight: This Is What Javier Milei Must Do To Protect His Incredible Work Once He's No Longer In Office
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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.…
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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.…
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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.…
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Spotlight: Memo To Every Governor: This Simple Tax Policy Can Bring Untold Success To Your State
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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.…
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Steve Forbes breaks down the new budget pitched by the U.K.'s empowered Labour Party, which he says is straight from the European socialists playbook and will greatly stagnate growth. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Steve Forbes warns both Democrats and Republicans not to ditch Ukraine and let it face the attack from Russia by itself, and encourages more technological support for the embattled nation which he says could change the course of the war. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-no…
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Spotlight: When It Comes To Investor Privacy, The SEC Acts Like It Is Working For Chinese Dictator XI Jinping
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Steve Forbes blasts the FEC's Consolidated Audit Trail, a new database that will track every single stock transaction made each day, which he calls the "one of the most egregious violations of privacy ever." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Spotlight: Warning To New Yorkers: Equal Rights Amendment Referendum Hides Unpopular Consequences
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Steve Forbes says that a proposition on the ballot in New York known as the Equal Rights Amendment contains far-reaching impacts he believes most voters would not support. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Steve Forbes issues a major warning about a the new practice of ranked-choice voting, which could spread through several referendums in multiple states, and imperils the true tradition of democracy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Steve Forbes warns that China's goal of taking Taiwan could soon be on the horizon—and explains the terrible consequences if Xi Jinping finally makes the disastrous move. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Steve Forbes warns against the practice of imposing "road diets" on communities to block new highways or expanding existing ones, a practice which he says is a barely-veiled attempt to phase out the automobile. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Three Nobel Prize-Winning Economists Say This Is Why Some Countries Are Rich And Others Are Poor
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Steve Forbes gives his take on the latest winners of the Nobel Prize for Economics—Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson—who have posit that genuine rule of law and sound property rights underlie why some countries are rich and others are poor. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a…
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Steve Forbes praises a new book by Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore called "The Trump Economic Miracle: And the Plan to Unleash Prosperity Again," which he says spells out exactly why former President Trump is the candidate for the economy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-…
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Steve Forbes slams politicians who seek to mess with the Constitution and violate longstanding political norms, blasting calls to change our founding document, add Supreme Court Justices, and gut free speech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Steve Forbes slams the United Kingdom's decision to turn over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a move which he says exemplifies "appeasement" and could cost the U.S. a vital base and empower China. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Spotlight: Russia's Latest Move Reveals The Dangerous And Moral Bankruptcy Of The Biden-Harris Foreign Policy
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Steve Forbes slams the Biden-Harris Administration's foreign policy following Russia's seizure of a key tower in eastern Ukraine, which he says is part and parcel of a strategy that sends dithering messages to the enemies of peace and security. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privac…
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Spotlight: Nuclear Power Is Finally Gaining Favor—But It Won't Replace Fossil Fuels Anytime Soon
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Steve Forbes explains why nuclear power is finally being embraced by industry and even some major governments as an alternative to traditional forms of energy—but warns that fossil fuels still remain our reliable, and necessary, energy source. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy…
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Spotlight: Audacious Moves From Israel And Ukraine May Yet Save Us From Catastrophic Global War
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Steve Forbes praises the military and defense moves by both Israel and Ukraine against aggressive enemies—and explains why he thinks they've bought the world time to avoid World War III. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Steve Forbes explains why he thinks government agencies like the FDA and CDC opposing vaping is actually deleterious to broader public health and is evidence of more creeping socialism. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Steve Forbes explains why he thinks Vice President Kamala Harris's proposed economic plans will plunge the U.S. into an economic catastrophe not seen since the 1930s. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Steve Forbes explains why he sees the "chief villain" of flight delays as the "stunningly antiquated" air traffic control system, and the failure of Congress to get in gear and fix the issue. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Steve Forbes explains how Beijing is seeking to take over the critical South China Sea, which would give it dominion over one of the most vital avenues of global commerce—and says that without strong U.S. leadership, a greater conflict might be unleashed See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.…
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Spotlight: Biden-Harris Administration Has Put The Monroe Doctrine On Life Support—Greatly Endangering The U.S.
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Steve Forbes slams the Biden-Harris Administration's foreign policy, claiming that it undermines the nearly 200-year-old Monroe Doctrine which prevents international ambitions in the Western Hemisphere, and has enabled hostile foreign powers to start winning influence where they haven't before. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Ca…
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Steve Forbes argues against the ongoing campaign against plastics, explaining why he sees a possible United Nations-backed treaty to take on plastic production and pollution as actually harmful to the environment, rather than beneficial. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-no…
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