UNC May Ban Compelled Speech, Advancing Free Expression on Campus
Next month, the University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors will vote to decide whether or not the public university system will adopt a policy banning compelled speech, the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal first reported. Currently, it is common for institutions of higher learning to require applicants to submit a “diversity statement,” […]
‘ANGRY AND HURT’: UW-Madison Releases Complaints Filed Against Matt Walsh Lecture
Multiple students and faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Madison filed bias complaints with the Dean of Students Office regarding a Young America’s Foundation event that featured Matt Walsh, documents obtained by the College Fix reveal. Walsh visited the campus in October to show his documentary and take questions from audience members as part of […]
Sorority Moves to Expel Member for Sharing YAF Content on Instagram
By Caitlyn McCoy A sorority at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point moved to expel one of its members after she shared a YAF post criticizing the Left’s gender ideology to her Instagram story, according to a tip received through Young America’s Foundation’s Campus Bias Tip Line. “Stating reality about gender is not hateful or harmful. […]
Stanford University Publishes Orwellian ‘Harmful Language’ Guide
Stanford University is facing extensive backlash after recently publishing a list of words deemed by the school’s IT department to be “offensive or harmful.” Dozens of terms, including “American,” “normal person,” and “white paper,” made their way onto the list. It was released as part of the IT department’s “Elimination of Harmful Language Initiative,” which […]
Kirk Cameron Blocked From Reading His New Children’s Book by More Than 50 Libraries
By Carter Fortman Conservative Hollywood actor and Young America’s Foundation speaker Kirk Cameron says more than 50 public libraries have denied his request to read his new children’s book, As You Grow, which champions traditional family and Biblical values. “Cameron takes children through the growth of the tree, the city, and its people (animals) with […]
Leftist TikTok Influencer Delivers Bizzare Poem Claiming Transgenderism is Just as Biological as Having Brown Eyes
A leftist TikTok influencer delivered a poem at a “Protect Trans Youth” rally earlier this week in which she made an analogy, comparing the motivation of a child to change his or her gender to something as fundamentally biological as having brown eyes. The rally, which took place in front of the St. Petersburg, Florida, […]
Gonzaga University Denies Liz Wheeler Pro-Life Lecture
Gonzaga University has turned down a request by the school’s pro-life club to host Liz Wheeler for a campus lecture sponsored by Young America’s Foundation and refuses to explain the reasoning behind the decision. “I am not comfortable approving this request at [sic] for funding,” Luke Lavin, director of the Catholic institution’s Department of Mission […]
UMich “Diversity of Thought” Event Fails to Include Diverse Viewpoints
By Melody Colunga A recent event at the University of Michigan which promised to highlight the importance of diversity of thought failed to include any panelists with conservative viewpoints, according to a report by the College Fix. “A forum on the importance of diversity of thought is being planned by Michigan Medicine, and additional details […]
YAF Demands Investigation of University Employee Who Tore Down Walsh Flyers
Young America’s Foundation’s general counsel submitted a letter to University of Wisconsin-Madison officials Monday afternoon demanding an investigation into the unlawful misconduct of a teaching assistant who shamelessly admitted to tearing down dozens of flyers promoting Matt Walsh’s “What is a Woman?” screening and lecture. Jesikah Leeper, a teaching assistant in the Gender & Women’s […]
‘DISHEARTENED AND ANGRY’: Planned Parenthood Club at UA Plans Walsh Protest
Members of the University of Alabama’s “Generation Action” chapter are planning to protest Matt Walsh’s upcoming “What is a Woman?” screening event on campus, hosted by the university’s Young Americans for Freedom chapter. “I know many of you are disheartened and angry about Matt Walsh’s visit to campus, as are we on exec,” Ashley Whitmire, […]
Triggered by ‘What is a Woman?’ Flyers, Women’s Studies TA Calls for Bias Investigation
A teaching assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where Matt Walsh is scheduled to speak Monday evening, filed a bias report with the Dean of Students Office after feeling “annoyed” by the presence of flyers advertising the upcoming event, according to a report in the campus student newspaper. Walsh’s trip to Wisconsin will mark the […]
Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction, Striking Down Discriminatory Poster Policy
Young Americans for Freedom students scored a major victory in a vital free speech case on Friday when a federal judge presiding over their lawsuit against Clovis Community College in Fresno, California, granted their request for a preliminary injunction. Leftist school administrators had attempted to silence the YAF chapter by declaring their posters depicting basic […]
CENSORED: Student Gov Denies YAF Chapter Funding For Zuby Event, Proposes ‘Harmful Speech’ Policy To Stifle Discourse
The student government at a private university in Florida denied funding to host a proposed lecture event featuring rapper Zuby, according to email records obtained by Young America’s Foundation. “Unfortunately, after doing some research on Zuby, the senate has decided not to fund this event,” Skylar Endres, a member of the Stetson University Student Government […]
Pro-Life Student Group at Auburn University Permanently Banned from Instagram
A pro-life student group at Auburn University was informed yesterday afternoon that Instagram decided to permanently suspend its account on the platform, citing “business integrity” concerns after the club announced plans to attend the March for Life. “Your account, or activity on it, doesn’t follow our Community Guidelines on business integrity,” the notice from Instagram […]
Saint Louis University Removes Elisha Krauss From Campus; Irate Leftists Protest Her Sidewalk Demonstration
Campus police and administrators at St. Louis University banished a YAF free speech demonstration from campus, forcing YAF speaker Elisha Krauss and the activists to hold a protest on a public sidewalk just outside campus. St. Louis University, which purports to be a Catholic university, escorted the YAF activists and Krauss from the center of […]
UNCG Student Government Strikes Down Free Speech Resolution; YAF Student Fires Back
By: Nick Baker Last week, members of the University of North Carolina-Greensboro Student Government Association moved to indefinitely table a resolution that would have reaffirmed students’ right to freedom of speech and expression on campus. Following a weeks-long battle along with calls to censor and ban the Young Americans for Freedom chapter at UNCG for […]
Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Tom Cotton Launch Senate Campus Free Speech Caucus with Young America’s Foundation
After a successful launch of the House Campus Free Speech Caucus in June 2021, longtime Young America’s Foundation (YAF) allies Senators Marsha Blackburn (TN) and Tom Cotton (AR) have partnered to create an officially recognized corresponding caucus in the United States Senate, as exclusively announced by Fox News. The Senate Campus Free Speech Caucus will […]
YAF Supports Rep. Greg Murphy’s Campus Free Speech Restoration Act
Days after joining Young America’s Foundation’s (YAF) Campus Free Speech Caucus, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. of North Carolina introduced H.R. 4007, the Campus Free Speech Restoration Act. Dr. Murphy knows campus bias well, as he previously served as Davidson College’s alumni president and as a member of its board of trustees. He shared insight on […]
Word-Banning Speech Codes Migrate From Campus To Congress
This week as the 117th Congress gaveled in, pandemic haircut enthusiast and $10K+ fridge aficionado Nancy Pelosi brought the far Left’s gender-erasing speech codes to the People’s House. Her goal, according to a press release on the new rules, is to make this Congress “the most inclusive in history.” But, as with most allegedly well-meaning […]
Andrés Guilarte
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Lila Grace Rose
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Jeff Sessions
Mr. Sessions was born in Selma, Alabama on December 24, 1946, and grew up in Hybart, the son of a country store owner. Growing up in the country, Sessions was instilled with certain core values – honesty, hard work, belief in God and parental respect – that define him today. In 1964, he became an […]
David French
David French is a senior editor at The Dispatch and a columnist for Time. A graduate of Harvard Law School and a constitutional lawyer, David most recently worked as a senior writer for National Review and a senior fellow at the National Review Institute. He is a New York Times bestselling author, and his next book, Divided We Fall, will be released in […]
Barry Goldwater Jr
Barry Goldwater Jr. is a keen observer and participant in today’s troubled and challenging time. As a proven leader, his interpretation is an important addition to the ongoing discussion. Goldwater is a former U.S. Congressman (1969-1984) from California. He served at the same time in Congress with his father, Senator Barry Goldwater (R-AZ). Barry graduated […]
