New York Post Editorial Board Backs YAF
The editorial board of the New York Post published a strong statement of support for the University of Wisconsin’s (UW) Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapter in Sunday’s paper, writing that YAF is a “Reaganite bunch,” all about, “spreading love of free markets and other conservative ideas.” Wisconsin YAF was recently the target of a […]
New YAF Booklet Puts Intellectual Ammunition to Fight for Free Speech in Your Pocket
New YAF Booklet Puts Intellectual Ammunition to Fight for Free Speech in Your Pocket Young America’s Foundation leads the Conservative Youth Movement in equipping students with the resources they need to fight for free speech on campus. Now YAF is adding another resource to the conservative students activist’s toolkit– our concise yet substantive pamphlet, “How Universities Violate Your […]
STUDENT TAKE: Halloween is Dead on Campus
By Ross Dubberly With Halloween quickly approaching, kids are beaming with excitement as they walk through stores and see the spooky jack-o’-lanterns, spiders, black cats, and ghosts. For people considering a scary costume such as a witch, grim reappear, zombie, or bloodthirsty vampire, try something new this Halloween— try wearing one of the few costumes […]
Veteran, Alumnus SLAMS SLU’s Treatment of Allen West
After Lt. Col. Allen West’s YAF-sponsored Fred Allen Lecture Series speech at Saint Louis University (SLU) Thursday night, a SLU alumnus who served our country sent Young America’s Foundation a powerful email slamming the school. His message is printed below in its entirety. To whom it may concern,I am an alumni of SLU (Parks 1980). My wife, son, mother, […]
Catch up on lectures from YAF’s ‘Great Beginnings’ Seminar
Last weekend, Young America’s Foundation hosted students from around the country for its Great Beginnings Seminar for Emerging Leaders. Students had the #OnlyAtYAF opportunity to engage directly with top conservative leaders including Matt Walsh, Steve Moore, Crystal Wright, Kate Obenshain, Robert Spencer, and more. Catch up on their lectures by clicking on the links below: Kate Obenshain […]
What Phyllis Schlafly Taught Me About Activism
In 2012, my Young America’s Foundation (YAF) chapter at George Washington University (GW) spent our spring semester planning to host a lecture by the iconic activist Phyllis Schlafly. This was not out of the ordinary for us– in the same school year we had already hosted S.E. Cupp and Ann Coulter, so our campus was […]
YAF Expands Campus Lecture Program in September to Gear Up for Important Fall
This is an important fall. Arguably more students will be paying attention to the public policy debates in the next two months than the rest of their college careers. That’s why YAF is proud to announce we’ve expanded the number of campus lectures this September, bringing top conservative leaders to schools from Kentucky to Iowa to Texas. […]
FLASHBACK: When Phyllis Schlafly Went to Berkeley
Originally published in the Washington Times. By Jiesi Zhao Phyllis Schlafly went into the belly of the beast, the University of California, Berkeley, six years ago this month to give a lecture on the failures of the modern-day feminist movement. Mrs. Schlafly has long-been a champion of conservatism and a leading figure in the fight […]
VIDEO: Katie Pavlich Explains 5 Reasons Your Friends Aren’t Really Socialists
This video of YAF alumna Katie Pavlich’s remarks at the 2016 National Conservative Student Conference is a must-watch for young conservatives heading back to campus this fall. Katie breaks down five reasons millennials who love free market innovations like craft beer and Uber don’t actually support Bernie Sanders-style socialism. As Katie explains, “Our peers who are […]
Top Conservative Speakers Set to Take Campuses by Storm this Fall
It’s only the second week of August, but we’ve already lined up some pretty impressive campus lectures for the fall semester. Leading conservatives from Steve Forbes to Allen West to Ben Shapiro will bring conservative ideas to schools across the country including Yale, St. Louis University, Gonzaga, Notre Dame, and more. We’ll be adding plenty of additional events throughout the […]
