Steve Forbes: What's Ahead

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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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