Steve Forbes: What's Ahead

For unfathomable reasons vaping has been equated with smoking regular tobacco. The opposite is true, and with the pandemic receding, public health officials and politicians will renew their mistaken, destructive war against e-cigarettes. Steve Forbes discusses e-cigarettes versus tobacco, where the facts line up and what anti-vapers are getting wrong. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

India's government plans to make the possession of virtual currencies a criminal offense, a move that will wage a full-scale war against Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Could the U.S. be the next to regulate such digital currencies? Steve Forbes on the great cryptocurrency war ahead, as governments and central banks fight to preserve their monetary monopoly.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Sweeping lockdowns imposed one year ago in the face of the world’s worst pandemic since the Spanish flu of 1918 were supposed to be a short-term solution to avoid overwhelming our hospitals. One year later, lockdowns remain; is there an end in sight? Steve Forbes on the damage of the Covid lockdowns and why they should end immediately for the sake of our health and the economy.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Germany, the world’s fourth-largest economy and most powerful nation in Europe, seems to be pulling away from its close alliance with the U.S. Is the U.S.-German relationship at risk? Steve Forbes discusses the relations escalating in Germany, what a compromised alliance could mean for China and Russia, and why preserving the relationship between the U.S. and Germany is crucial to maintaining free-world security.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Governments, including the U.S., are spending money on a scale not seen since WWII, and most of that is being financed by their central banks printing massive amounts of money. Inflation is, undeniably, a looming threat, but what can we do? Steve Forbes takes a look at a possible solution emerging in Latin America that would be one of history’s biggest monetary revolutions and the new digital currency that could save the global economy.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Congress passed a blowout spending bill of almost $2 trillion and will soon be looking at tax increases that will hit everyone, especially lower-income earners. Steve Forbes discusses one tax in particular that will leave your gas and electricity bills sky-high, as well as where the bulk of the revenue from such a tax usually ends up. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

The wealth tax idea is back—watch out! Senator Elizabeth Warren just unveiled her latest version of a wealth tax. Its appeal is superficial, and it has serious flaws. Steve Forbes looks at the four major drawbacks of implementing a wealth tax, which would ultimately do more harm than good.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

After a year of deaths and lockdowns people are ready to resume prepandemic normalcy. Covid-19 vaccines are working, consumer savings are at record levels and a new round of stimulus checks are on their way, but what happens when all this pandemic emergency money is spent? Is our economy headed for trouble? Steve Forbes on the economic slowdown that lies ahead and on how the Biden administration is mistakenly pushing policies that will deliver ever harsher blows to the economy.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 

Contrary to news media hype, short selling stocks is a very small part of the investing world, and while it is often scapegoated when things go bad, the practice has a legitimate place in the investing universe. Congress should stand aside. Steve Forbes on how short selling works, what role it plays in our economy and how banning the practice would be a BIG mistake.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

The integrity of future elections in this country is under assault. Congressional Democrats are determined to pass a new bill, "For the People Act of 2021." Steve Forbes on the provisions the country is up against if this legislation is passed and on how this new bill could contaminate and corrupt future elections in America.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have skyrocketed, commodities are rising sharply and stock indexes set records day after day, but what about the price of gold? Steve Forbes on what critics are overlooking when it comes to the yellow metal and where gold prices are headed in 2021. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

President Biden is eager for the U.S. to reenter the seriously flawed 2015 nuclear deal with Iran that the Trump administration pulled out of in 2018. For the sake of Mideast peace and countering terrorism, the Biden administration should immediately reverse course. Steve Forbes on the flaws in the deal and on why Biden’s nuclear talks with Iran will put Middle East peace at risk.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Eighty percent of our energy comes from fossil fuels, which the Biden administration wants to phase out by 2025. Can the world economy as we know it survive without fossil fuels? Steve Forbes on the economic realities of converting to renewables, the required resources we often overlook and what it would take to replace fossil fuels.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Warning: While Bitcoin may be dominating the headlines, we could be headed for a cryptocurrency war! Steve Forbes on the battle brewing that will rock the worlds of politics, economics and finance as governments prepare to fiercely fight any challenge to their monopoly on making money. Will governments crush cryptocurrencies? A gigantic financial and political clash is coming.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Washington is mulling over a new proposal that would require a negative Covid-19 test for all domestic airline travelers, but will such a rule make air travel safer? Steve Forbes on the possible impacts of mandating such a test and on why such an ill-conceived practice should be grounded. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Democrats are ready to push through a nearly $2 trillion spending bill that will supposedly rev up an economy recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, it will do just the opposite. Steve Forbes on the political realities of the coming stimulus, the reasons the legislation will do more harm than good and why it won't save the U.S. economy. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Remote learning has mostly been a failure, especially for lower-income households. As school unions arbitrarily keep kids out of the classroom, parents (by the millions) are seeking alternatives for a more genuine school choice. Does Covid-19 ultimately spell the end of the U.S. public school system? Steve Forbes on the profound shifts happening within the legacy school system and on how the impacts of Covid-19 could change public education forever. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Freedom of speech, explicitly guaranteed in the First Amendment to the Constitution, is under assault, and without freedom of speech the economy will shrivel. Steve Forbes on the variety of outlets advocating free-speech restrictions and on why suppressing free speech will hurt the economy in the long run. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

The trading frenzy in GameStop and other so-called meme stocks has Washington politicians ready to enact a new tax on every securities transaction. Steve Forbes on the threats investors need to wake up to and on the possible economic implications of this proposed new tax. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Silver is suddenly surging, going above $30 for the first time since 2013. GameStop day traders beware! Steve Forbes on the truth behind trying to short-squeeze the precious metal and on what silver speculators need to watch for before the price of silver, gold and other commodities surge upward. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday and full podcast episodes each Friday.