Steve Forbes is Chairman and Editor in Chief, Forbes Media. He is the author of Flat Tax Revolution: Using a Postcard to Abolish the IRS, A New Birth of Freedom, and co-author with Elizabeth Ames of How Capitalism Will Save Us: Why Free People and Free Markets Are the Best Answer in Today's Economy. In 1996 and 2000, Mr. Forbes campaigned for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Presidency. He holds honorary degrees from more than 20 colleges or universities.