Steve Forbes: What's Ahead

President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address demonstrates that he hasn’t yet grasped the magnitude of the Russia-Ukraine crisis and how the bloody war in Ukraine is profoundly changing the geopolitical landscape. Can Biden rise to the occasion? Steve Forbes on the needed overhaul of our defense strategy, on why Biden’s response in Ukraine isn’t enough and on what is required to force our President to recognize that we’re in a new world.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Vladimir Putin believes barbaric measures are essential to conquering Ukraine, even if that means committing war crimes in cold blood. Steve Forbes on the horrific disaster of civilian killings plaguing Ukraine and on the possible responses to consider, none without significant risk.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine has triggered shifts, some small, others profoundly important, and this is just the beginning of the changes. Steve Forbes on the heroic resistance of the Ukrainians, on the humanitarian crisis the world cannot ignore and on how Russia’s assault on Ukraine could result in Putin’s overthrow.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

The pandemic lockdowns exposed to parents why so many of our schools are in trouble. Parents were appalled at how the teachers' unions kept schools closed when there was no scientific justification. Are teachers unions blocking better education for children? Steve Forbes on how teachers unions are not about educating kids but about expanding administrative bloat​​ and on why parents are rising up to rescue schools.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Unfortunately, what happens in Ukraine won’t stay in Ukraine. It is part of a huge and ominous trend in the world. Steve Forbes on the Russia-Ukraine crisis and on why the fate of Ukraine matters to us and to the Free World at large.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Desperate Democrats are pushing for a suspension of the federal gasoline tax, sponsoring a bill dubbed the Gas Prices Relief Act, a tax cut that benefits the oil and gas industry. Steve Forbes on the problems with this political maneuver and why it won't ease the pain of inflation, and on how voters won't be fooled by the temporary savings that would only go away after the November elections.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, who played the key role in killing President Biden’s proposed spending extravaganza, is now supporting higher taxes on businesses and on capital gains. Manchin’s rationale: More taxes will help fight inflation. Steve Forbes on why Machin-like tax hikes will not flight inflation and on why this move will hurt the economy, raise prices and ultimately be bad news for investors.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

When it comes to inflation, the Federal Reserve and the White House are like firefighters who don’t know how to fight fires, which is terrible news for the economy and investors. Has the Federal Reserve lost control of the fight against inflation? Steve Forbes on why the principal inflation fighters are floundering and on how they could end up engineering a recession if they aren’t careful.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Is Vladimir Putin having second thoughts about his attempt to intimidate and take control of Ukraine? Steve Forbes on what could happen if Putin does invade Ukraine and on the diplomatic solution he should consider instead.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

After two years of lockdowns, mask mandates, vaccines and physical distancing, Americans are more than ready to resume normal lives. But is the pandemic phase of Covid over? Steve Forbes on why Washington should remove the Covid cloud, end restrictions and declare the pandemic over.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

The House of Representatives just passed a bill with a $350 billion price tag that will supposedly make the U.S. more competitive with China, but Congress just doesn't get it when it comes to competing with China. Steve Forbes on the details of this $350 billion bill and on why it’s the wrong approach to boosting U.S. competitiveness with China.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Germany was once a stalwart U.S. ally and a global economic powerhouse. Not anymore. And that’s bad news for the free world and a prosperous Europe. Steve Forbes on Germany’s pro-Putin policies, how they have been loosening their ties with the U.S., and whether or not the U.S. can count on Germany in Russia.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

America’s military is still the best globally, especially our combat forces, but dangerous problems are looming. For America’s sake and that of the Free World, reforming the U.S. Department Of Defense is a must. Steve Forbes on the glaring challenges, bureaucratic hurdles and decline in capabilities that are leaving the U.S. vulnerable to growing international threats.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

While the world is focused on Ukraine and Taiwan, China is cleaning up another front. Beijing is eating the U.S.' lunch when it comes to trade. Steve Forbes on China's increasing trade dominance and the key to Beijing's expansion, and on how the U.S. is floundering as our government shows little interest in pursuing such vital, significant trade matters.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Politicians have long been masterful in disguising or obscuring the true nature of their proposals. But ​​will misleading labels and bureaucratic maneuvers save President Biden's antigrowth economic agenda? Steve Forbes on the truth behind the euphemisms and outright false labeling that have pushed political agendas in the past, and on why you should never judge a political proposal by its label.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Despite Biden's continued push for significant tax increases, a tax-cut revolution is coming. But will Republicans be smart enough to ride the wave? Steve Forbes on the impressive number of states moving in the opposite direction of tax-loving Democrats, on who could be the next zero-income-tax state and on which states just aren't getting the message.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

President Biden said at his disastrous press conference: “Putin will strike Ukraine. The only question is the scale of his operations.” Steve Forbes on Russia's possible military actions and on whether the U.S. should send troops into Ukraine to prevent a strike by Putin.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

For the first time since the Cold War, we are faced with powerful adversaries determined to fundamentally alter the global status quo and who have the means to seriously challenge the U.S. Can the Biden Administration develop a defense and foreign policy strategy that meets our real needs before it’s too late? Steve Forbes on the crises brewing internationally and on why Biden’s foreign policy response must change.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

By all traditional measures, stocks have been overvalued for a long time. With stocks off to a terrible start in 2022 is the stock market still overvalued, or is the current weakness just a road bump on the way to new highs? Steve Forbes on what the bullish case boils down to, how the conditions have changed, and why investors should beware.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

President Biden and his team are faulting greedy businesses—primarily meat processors—oil and gas producers and pharmaceutical companies to avoid blame for rising prices. And, if inflation doesn't ease soon, there is talk that Biden will enforce price controls on these businesses. Steve Forbes on the swirling inflation scapegoats, on how history has demonstrated prices controls don't work and on why artificially suppressing prices would be a disastrous move!Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.