The Sharon Statement: A Timeless Declaration of Conservative Principles
The Sharon Statement was adopted on September 11, 1960 by a group of 100 young conservatives who convened at the home of William F. Buckley in Sharon, Connecticut with the purpose of creating Young Americans for Freedom. In 2015 The New York Times recognized the Sharon Statement as a “seminal document” of the Conservative Movement and it […]
WEAK: Liberals at TCU Target YAF Chapter with Poster Campaign
Leftists at TCU honored the school’s Young Americans for Freedom chapter with a notably lame hand drawn poster campaign today, proving the conservative club is doing its job right on campus. Unlike other clubs that refuse to stand strong, TCU YAFers endured a barrage of hate after hosting Lt. Col. Allen West on campus last […]
KENGOR: Western Civ in the Crosshairs—and A Glimmer of Hope
Many of you have had the privilege of hearing Dr. Paul Kengor speak at a YAF conference. Yesterday, Dr. Kengor penned a powerful piece exploring the state of higher education that we urge you all to read. His insights are valuable and deserve much consideration from those of us who focus on righting the many wrongs in academia. […]
Ferrell’s “Reagan” Mocks Alzheimer’s Disease
A few weeks ago, I attended a table read of the upcoming film “Reagan,” starring Will Ferrell in the title role. The read featured prominent actors like Josh Brolin, Nathan Fillion, Chris Parnell, and Dennis Haysbert in the roles of prominent Reagan advisors, both real and fictional. Although I was impressed with the talent of […]
Top 10 Things To Do Before Leaving Campus
The finals crunch is on and summer is just around the corner, but don’t forget to take care of your YAF chapter before you leave campus for the summer! Plan your 9/11 Never Forget Project. September 11thcomes quicker than you might expect it to. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, so start brainstorming […]
D’Souza Posters Defaced With Swastikas, Profanity at UW-Madison
Early Tuesday morning, Young Americans for Freedom students discovered that posters advertising Dinesh D’Souza’s YAF-sponsored lecture at the University of Wisconsin- Madison tonight had been defaced with profanity and swastikas. Vandals tore many of the posters down, but scrawled phrases like “Resist Marxism,” “F**k This,” and “Right Wing Asshat” on the ones that remained. As can be seen […]
WATCH: Rick Santorum Shatters Liberal Student’s Argument in 90 Seconds
During a recent YAF lecture at Vanderbilt University, Rick Santorum engaged students for some Q&A. One liberal student thought his argument against “legislating morality” was sound, but then… The video speaks for itself. Rick Santorum brought the liberal double-standard to light, showing students that the Left can’t claim some sort of moral high ground in their […]
California Profs-lacking grasp on reality
Yesterday, on the campus of California State University Los Angeles, protesters staged a demonstration outside an “open forum” with Chancellor Timothy White. What occurred, however, wasn’t much of an open forum at all. Check out the embedded video below, taken by CSULA Young Americans for Freedom Chapter Chair Mark Kahanding. Protesters, organized by the California […]
Chapter of the Month: Otay Ranch YAF
Chairwoman Krissel Flores started Otay Ranch High School Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) this past August with the determination to accurately and positively portray conservatism on her campus. On December 8, Krissel and her YAF chapter did just that, as they boldly hosted Ben Shapiro to a capacity crowd of over 450 students. For the […]
9 Powerful Conservative Speeches to Binge-Watch During Snowmageddon
If you’re stuck indoors this weekend waiting out the major blizzard currently battering the East Coast, fight off your boredom by binge-watching these powerful lectures by some of our country’s leading conservative thinkers. Who needs Netflix when you have YAFTV on YouTube? 1. Senator Mike Lee at the National Conservative Student Conference 2. Dana Loesch […]
Young America’s Foundation Announces 2016 Extension of Successful Wendy P. McCaw Freedom Lecture Series
RESTON, VA– Young America’s Foundation is pleased to announce the extension of last year’s successful Wendy P. McCaw Freedom Lecture Series. In 2015, the McCaw Series featured headline-making lectures by Speaker Newt Gingrich, Ben Shaprio, Dr.Charles Krauthammer, Steve Forbes, Herman Cain, and many other conservative leaders at schools across America. The series brings prominent conservative […]
Youth Misery Index hits record high, spikes 32% during Obama presidency
The Youth Misery Index (YMI), a figure calculated annually by Young America’s Foundation, spiked to a record high of 109.9 this year, up from 106.5 last January, and 83.5 in 2009 when President Obama took office. The Index is calculated by adding youth unemployment, student loan debt, and national debt (per capita) numbers. On Wednesday, […]
A Tribute to the Iron Lady
by Donal Blaney In June 2004, less than a year after I had set up the Young Britons’ Foundation, I remember hearing that sad news that Ronald Reagan had died. World leaders and ordinary Americans alike wept and eulogized a truly transformative President whose latter years had been ravaged by the cruelty of Alzheimer’s Disease […]
Media Alert: Washington Times Covers Miss America 2011 at High School Conference
The Washington Times By Claire Courchane, National Journalism Center Intern The reigning Miss America, who at 17 was the youngest to win the coveted crown since 1937, has a unique career goal for a pageant winner, an honor even higher than Miss America – president of the United States. Unlike the stereotypical pageant queens who […]
C-SPAN and Others Cover 50th Anniversary of Sharon Statement
This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the Sharon Statement, which officially launched Young Americans for Freedom and the young conservative movement nationwide. Read more in today’s Washington Times, Investors Business Daily, and American Spectator. Read commentary on the anniversary from Wayne Thorburn here. Young America’s Foundation and The Fund for American Studies are co-sponsoring […]
Five Weeks Later and the Ink is Still Flowing!
This week begins Week 6 of the National Journalism Center’s Summer 2010 program, and interns have published nearly 200 articles in the first five weeks! The 38 interns have been furiously reporting at their specific placements, from Human Events and The Washington Times, to Radio America and WUSA Channel 9 in Washington, D.C. Pieces have […]
Featured Speaker: Chris Horner
Chris Horner is a popular campus speaker you can host on campus through Young America’s Foundation. In the last few weeks, he spoke at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and Amherst College. Horner is a best-selling author of books on “global warming” and environmental policy: Red Hot Lies: How Global Warming Alarmists Use Threats, Fraud […]
