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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Forbes.com: Opinions]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.forbes.com/opinions]]></link><description><![CDATA[News from Forbes.com Opinions Network]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2009 Forbes.com LLC</copyright><item><title><![CDATA[Three Tips for Leaders Under 30]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/leadership/leader-under-30?feed=rss_opinions]]></link><author><![CDATA[Dorie Clark]]></author><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:59:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Top insights for leaders under 30, based on the forthcoming Leading from the Edge.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petraeus: What Does His Future Hold?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/leadership/petraeus-future?feed=rss_opinions]]></link><author><![CDATA[Fred Allen]]></author><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:13:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A look at his prospects after his fall in disgrace from a pinnacle of fame and achievement.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hillary 2016?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/politics/post-election?feed=rss_opinions]]></link><author><![CDATA[Mike Ozanian]]></author><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:19:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mike Ozanian and Rick Ungar discuss the future political implications of Obama's win.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Pivotal Social Media Election Moments]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/politics/pivotal-social-media-election-moments?feed=rss_opinions]]></link><author><![CDATA[Juliet Barbara]]></author><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:27:39 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Throughout this election, social media has had its fun - from Big Bird to 'Binders Full of Women.']]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best And Worst Places For Election Coverage]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/politics/election-coverage-watch-obama-romney?feed=rss_opinions]]></link><author><![CDATA[Jeff Bercovici]]></author><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:03:34 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Forbes' Jeff Bercovici talks about elections coverage.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jesse Ventura For President In 2016?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/opinion/rl_jesse-ventura-democrips-rebloodlicans?feed=rss_opinions]]></link><author><![CDATA[Randall Lane]]></author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:47:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Minnesota's former governor lays out his blueprint for an independent run.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beijing To Bernanke: Bring On QE3, Fast]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonchang/2012/09/09/beijing-to-bernanke-bring-on-qe3-fast/?feed=rss_opinions]]></link><author><![CDATA[Gordon G. Chang]]></author><pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 19:56:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[China needs America's quantitative easing.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: Freedom Manifesto by Steve Forbes and Elizabeth Ames]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2012/09/09/book-review-freedom-manifesto-by-steve-forbes-and-elizabeth-ames/?feed=rss_opinions]]></link><author><![CDATA[John Tamny]]></author><pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 15:12:22 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Freedom Manifesto is the roadmap away from our present economic malaise.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ZOGBY: The Values Divide, 2012]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnzogby/2012/09/07/zogby-the-values-divide-2012/?feed=rss_opinions]]></link><author><![CDATA[John Zogby]]></author><pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:10:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[These are just two of the series we tested. They reveal a nation split on issues where there was consensus - the US's role in the world and the traditional family. But we have also peaked into the future which suggests that views may change even more.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama Gave a Great Speech Pregnant With Some Really Bad Ideas]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2012/09/07/obama-gave-a-great-speech-pregnant-with-some-really-bad-ideas/?feed=rss_opinions]]></link><author><![CDATA[John Tamny]]></author><pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 05:58:21 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If Obama inherited "one of the worst economic crises in history", then by definition he should be presiding over "one of the greatest economic recoveries in history."]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2008 Obama Is Back (For Tonight, Anyway)]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2012/09/06/the-2008-obama-is-back-for-tonight-anyway/?feed=rss_opinions]]></link><author><![CDATA[Rich Karlgaard]]></author><pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 03:03:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President Obama nailed it tonight.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medicare Spending Can Be Cut, Just Not Obama's Way]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.forbes.com/sites/merrillmatthews/2012/09/06/medicare-spending-can-be-cut-just-not-obamas-way/?feed=rss_opinions]]></link><author><![CDATA[Merrill Matthews]]></author><pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 01:55:04 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[We can cut Medicare spending without hurting seniors, but only if we do it right???and President Obama doesn't do it right.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden's Night of Gaffes: "The Enormity of His [Obama's] Heart"]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2012/09/06/bidens-night-of-gaffes-the-enormity-of-his-obamas-heart/?feed=rss_opinions]]></link><author><![CDATA[Rich Karlgaard]]></author><pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 01:52:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The vice president is, how to put it, not at his sharpest tonight. But seriously ???Enormity? Here is the word?s definition from??Merriam Webster: 1.??outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act??<theenormities??of state power ??? Susan Sontag>??<otherenormities??too juvenile to mention ??? Richard Freedman> 2.????the quality or state of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous;??especially??:??great wickedness??<the??enormity??of the crimes committed during ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Ex-President Obama Go On the Lecture Circuit?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2012/09/05/will-ex-president-obama-go-on-the-lecture-circuit/?feed=rss_opinions]]></link><author><![CDATA[Steve Forbes]]></author><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:04:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will win the election.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nest's Fadell: Great Experience = Riches]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2012/09/05/nests-fadell-great-experience-riches/?feed=rss_opinions]]></link><author><![CDATA[Rich Karlgaard]]></author><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If you want to become rich you must figure out what's becoming abundant and what's becoming scarce and capitalize on the information.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gold Standard Is Coming]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2012/09/05/gold-standard-is-coming/?feed=rss_opinions]]></link><author><![CDATA[Steve Forbes]]></author><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 20:37:34 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[This story appears in the September 24, 2012 issue of Forbes. Pundits are pooh-poohing the plank in the GOP platform that calls for a commission to examine ?possible ways to set a fixed value for the dollar,? declaring it a sop to Ron Paul supporters. And indeed this was a motivation of hard-core political calculators ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[TSA Conflict of Interest Would Come As No Surprise To Adam Smith]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2012/09/05/tsa-conflict-of-interest-would-come-as-no-surprise-to-adam-smith/?feed=rss_opinions]]></link><author><![CDATA[Steve Forbes]]></author><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 20:35:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[This story appears in the September 24, 2012 issue of Forbes. A vivid example of the stark difference between Big Government and free markets can be seen in?of all places?the Transportation Administration. Airport (SFO) employs a private contractor for screening passengers and luggage. It's one of only 16 airports (out of 450 in this country) ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The War On Counterterrorism]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.forbes.com/sites/ilanberman/2012/09/05/the-war-on-counterterrorism/?feed=rss_opinions]]></link><author><![CDATA[Ilan Berman]]></author><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:20:29 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Almost eleven years after the attacks of September 11, 2011, it's still hard to discern exactly how we are faring in the struggle against radical Islam. The death in May 2011 of Osama Bin Laden was a key counterterrorism victory for the Obama administration???one that, according to the State Department, has helped put al-Qaeda on ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jay-Z And The Power Of Entrepreneurial Capitalism]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2012/09/05/jay-z-and-the-power-of-entrepreneurial-capitalism/?feed=rss_opinions]]></link><author><![CDATA[Steve Forbes]]></author><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:45:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[One of the wonders and strengths of free enterprise is its openness to newcomers. Entrepreneurs from the most unlikely backgrounds can achieve astonishing success.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will The Democratic Convention Be A Win For Romney?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2012/09/04/will-the-democratic-convention-be-a-win-for-romney/?feed=rss_opinions]]></link><author><![CDATA[Steve Forbes]]></author><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:07:06 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The GOP convention was upbeat despite the on-target criticisms of President Obama?s disastrous policies. Both Romney and Ryan displayed a Reaganesque optimism about America getting back on track and moving confidently forward. The Republican office holders who spoke not only were impressive but they also displayed the party?s practice of diversity. The GOP bench is ...]]></description></item></channel></rss>