Announcing the Fall YAF Chapters of Distinction
Despite schools around America remaining largely locked down, students involved with Young Americans for Freedom remain active and dedicated to advancing conservative ideas. While many students view the lockdowns as an impasse, barring them from organizing within their clubs and interacting with new students, YAF chapters have developed new ways of reaching their peers. This […]
Young Americans for Freedom Celebrates 60 Years
On September 11, 1960, a group of conservatives gathered at the home of William F. Buckley, Jr. in Sharon, Connecticut, to form what would become the Conservative Movement’s most influential group of activists: Young Americans for Freedom. The Sharon Statement, YAF’s founding document, was drafted at this important meeting highlighting the importance of the timeless […]
Announcing the 2020 Young Americans for Freedom Chapters of the Year
Young America’s Foundation is proud to announce that the Young Americans for Freedom Board of Governors has selected two chapters for the 2020 Chapter of the Year. These chapters are Texas A&M Young Americans for Freedom (TAMU YAF) and Lake Forest High School Young Americans for Freedom (LFHS YAF). This year, despite the COVID pandemic […]
Freedom Week 101: Building (and Tearing Down) Your Berlin Wall
Freedom Week is rapidly approaching and one of the primary activities is for groups to tear down a mock Berlin Wall to showcase how the anti-free speech policies pushed by campus leftists are creating a new wall between young people and freedom. Many students ask how they should build their wall. Justin Thompson, a conservative […]
In Memory of Mike Adams
Young America’s Foundation is devastated to learn of the passing of a longtime ally and freedom-fighter, Dr. Mike Adams. Mike S. Adams was born in Columbus, Mississippi on October 30, 1964. After obtaining an Associate’s degree in psychology from San Jacinto College, Mike Adams moved on to Mississippi State University where he joined the Sigma […]
“We As Young Conservatives Believe” — Part Three
Sixty years ago this September, 100 young conservatives launched Young Americans for Freedom at William F. Buckley’s home in Sharon, Connecticut. There they wrote the Sharon Statement, the new organization’s founding document, which has been described by the New York Times as the “seminal document” of the Conservative Movement. The principles that it puts forth […]
My Experience at the Protest to Defend Roosevelt’s Statue in NYC
Yesterday, I traveled to New York City to meet with Young Americans for Freedom activists and conservative allies in the area to help rally in support of President Theodore Roosevelt and his statue in front of the American Museum of Natural History. This followed last week’s announcement that the museum would be removing the statue […]
The Left’s Socialist Culture Isn’t Owned By Gen Z—It’s Forced On Them
I am a senior in high school, which earns me the Gen Z label. Given my age, my introduction to the public policy debate has taken place over the last four years; four very contentious and polarizing years in the world of politics. Having spent those four years in America’s high school system and in the […]
#CCPNotForMe: YAF Activist Hacked By Chinese Communist Party Sympathizers After Exposing Truth About China
A Young Americans for Freedom activist was hacked by Chinese Communist Party sympathizers on social media after she exposed troubling facts about China’s ruthless regime. Jessica Warner, chairman of the Western Washington University YAF chapter, found her Instagram profile hacked early Tuesday morning, with Chinese propaganda posted to her account and links to a CCP […]
LIVE NOW: Tickets For Ben Shapiro at Kennesaw State University
Ben Shapiro is headed to Kennesaw State University to take on the Left, and you can be a part of this monumental event! Tickets are LIVE now, grab yours before they’re gone! Ticket reservation issues can be resolved with the KSU box office at 470-578-4849. Shapiro will be speaking as part of Young America’s Foundation’s Fred […]
