EXCLUSIVE: Farmingdale State Hosts Don Lemon for $75K Speech on ‘Resistance’ in Journalism, No Conservative Voices in Past 5 Years
Farmingdale State College in New York paid ousted CNN anchor Don Lemon $75,000 for an hour-long speaking engagement in February, according to public records obtained by the New Guard. Lemon, who hosted a primetime show on CNN for nearly a decade prior to being demoted to mornings this past fall, “Join a moderated conversation with […]
Northwestern Conservative Student Group’s Funding Revoked Indefinitely After Hosting Successful YAF Lecture
A conservative student group at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, had its funding frozen indefinitely by the Associated Student Government (ASG) after partnering with Young America’s Foundation and the Northwestern YAF chapter to host a lecture by Dr. James Lindsay earlier this week. Lindsay is a cultural commentator, author, and mathematician who spoke about the […]
University at Buffalo Trying to Use Loopholes to Shut Down YAF Chapter Following Successful Michael Knowles Lecture
The Student Association (SA) at the University at Buffalo is attempting to evade its responsibility to uphold conservative students’ constitutional rights to free speech and expression by shutting down their Young Americans for Freedom chapter using flimsy loopholes and excuses. The move, which appears to be a deliberate attempt to silence effective advocates of viewpoints […]
Can Conservative Students Really Receive a Quality Education in the Age of Wokeness?
By R. Michael Urban, III It’s a question that is on the minds of conservative students who attend classes at colleges and universities nationwide: In the age of wokeness, am I really able to receive an unbiased, quality education? Conservative students have good reason to ponder this question. Whether it is oppressing the freedom of speech, […]
Penn State Invites Antisemitic Leftist to Lead Racial Equity Workshop
The Gender Equity Center and student government at Penn State University invited Feminista Jones, a known antisemite, to lead a workshop this evening on campus. The “sex-positive” author of Reclaiming Our Space: How Black Feminists Are Changing the World from Tweets to the Streets has an extensive history of sharing her antisemitic thoughts on Twitter. […]
Antifa Organizing Protest of Matt Walsh Lecture at University of Iowa
An Antifa group is organizing a protest of Young America’s Foundation’s campus lecture featuring Matt Walsh at the University of Iowa later this month, according to flyers around campus and social media posts. “YAF is bringing him to OUR CAMPUS in eighteen days. Show up, please,” an account called “Antifa Hawkeye Action,” wrote on Twitter. […]
Wayne State Professor Calls for Murder of Those Who Express Opinions He Disagrees With
A leftist professor at Wayne State University in Michigan has been suspended with pay after publishing a Facebook post calling for the murder of conservative campus speakers. “I think it is far more admirable to kill a racist, homophobic, or transphobic speaker than it is to shout them down,” Dr. Steven Shaviro wrote yesterday in […]
Purdue Leftists Organize Protest Against Michael Knowles Within Minutes of Event Being Announced
In the wake of an announcement that Daily Wire conservative commentator Michael Knowles will be speaking at Purdue University on March 23, leftist students quickly mobilized to plan a protest outside the lecture hall where the event is scheduled to take place. The response from these intolerant students was swift, with plans for the protest […]
Enraged Leftists ‘Won’t Back Down’ as Ben Sasse Takes Reigns at UF
By Caitlyn McCoy The University of Florida’s new president, Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse, officially started his new role this week. Protestors gathered outside of Tigert Hall on his first day to protest his arrival, claiming that he is “not an appropriate representative” of the student body. A 150-200 student protest was hosted by UF’s Young […]
UMich Labor Union Demands $60 Per Hour Pay, ‘Barrier-Free Transgender Healthcare’ for Grad Student Workers, and Unarmed Campus Security
By Sophia Corso The Graduate Employees’ Organization at UMich– a labor union that represents graduate student instructors and staff assistants at the university– took to Twitter this week to demand significant pay raises in addition to “transgender healthcare” benefits and an unarmed campus security force. The union posted pictures of its members and allies picketing […]
YAF’s 2022 ‘Worst of the Worst’ Leftist Nonsense Award
Every year, Young America’s Foundation compiles a list of the most outrageous incidents reported by The New Guard. This year, we let YOU decide which of the twelve nominated stories should receive the notorious honor of being the “worst of the worst” leftist bias incident of 2022. It was a tough decision, but our readers […]
SAD CLOWN: Protestor Dressed as Clown Arrested After Attempting to Sneak Frozen Condoms Into Shapiro Event, Vandalizing Restroom
Over 1,000 attendees had a great time at Ben Shapiro’s University of Michigan YAF-sponsored lecture last night–except for a girl dressed as a clown who found herself in a pair of handcuffs by the end of the night. Shortly before the event was about to begin, the individual attempted to enter the venue with a […]
LGBTQ+ Social Media Ads Target Children As Young As 13 Years Old, Invite Them To Join Sketchy Forum With Predators
The Trevor Project, a leftist gender and sexuality organization, is targeting children as young as 13 years old with social media advertisements that encourage them to join internet forums where they can discuss sex and other intimate topics with unknown adults, a Young America’s Foundation investigation revealed. The advertisement campaign, which has been running on […]
UChicago Professor Seeks Disciplinary Action Against Student Who Exposed Her Racist Course
By Carter Fortman Daniel Schmidt, a sophomore at the University of Chicago, took to Twitter earlier this month to share details about an upcoming course at the elite university entitled “The Problem of Whiteness.” Now, the professor behind the controversial course is calling for him to face disciplinary action. You have to wonder what the […]
Cambridge Teaches ‘Genderless’ German; Linguists Speak Out
By Caitlyn McCoy The Left’s stronghold on academia isn’t limited to the United States. “Across the pond”, in an attempt to be inclusive of “non-binary” people, Cambridge University recently overhauled its German language curriculum to eliminate all gendered terminology, according to a Times report. For thousands of years, the German language has always featured masculine […]
Federal Law Clerks Refuse to Hire Yale Law Students Due to University’s Woke Cancel Culture
By Caitlyn McCoy Judge James Ho stated last week that he will no longer be hiring law students from Yale in his office due to the institution’s “woke” university practices, according to a report by Above the Law. The Fifth Circuit judge stated, “Yale not only tolerates the cancellation of views, it actively practices it.” […]
Leftist Students Outraged By Incoming University of Florida President
By Caitlyn McCoy “Hey hey. Ho ho. Ben Sasse has got to go,” upset students and community members shouted outside of the student center at the University of Florida yesterday afternoon, where the United States senator is slated to become president in January. Leftist groups on campus organized a protest, which they called “Fuchs the […]
Tensions Rise as Parents Seek to Remove Pornographic Material from Illinois Public Library
By: Kyle Ferrebee Across the country, parents are fighting hard to push back against a concerted effort by the Left to advance graphic novels depicting cartoon images of minors engaged in sexual acts within their public libraries and schools, labeling them as “Young Adult” (ages 12-18). This shameful attempt by the Left is headed by […]
Far-Left Organization Hosts Fear-Mongering Zoom Call To Organize Against YAF
By: Joe Prendergast Young America’s Foundation’s efforts to empower young conservatives is terrifying the Left in Illinois. Thanks to the cunning work of our YAF activists, we were able to gain insight into what one state-wide leftist group was saying about the rise of YAF’s influence throughout the Midwest. Last week, YAF infiltrated a meeting […]
2022 Commencement Season Once Again Shuts Out Conservative Speakers
Liberal Speakers Dominate Graduation Ceremonies RESTON, VA – YAF’s 30th annual Commencement Speaker Survey reveals that unsurprisingly, conservative voices were shut out from the 2022 spring commencement season. For the past 30 years––since Young America’s Foundation has been keeping tabs on commencement addresses––a disproportionate number of speakers at our nation’s top colleges and universities have […]
7 Most Insane Professor Tweets on 9/11
Saturday was the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks on September 11, 2001. 2,977 innocent lives were taken by radical Islamic terrorists in the most brutal fashion. We made a promise to never forget that day, when our freedoms and our ideals came under attack. Not only have some forgotten, but they have disrespected and […]
Six Books to Watch Out for in Your Child’s Elementary School Reading Curriculum
Our nation’s values are under attack. YAF recently exposed the leftist indoctrination hitting students as early as elementary school and preschool. Leftists are seeking to mold the minds of children to their harmful agenda as early as possible–by normalizing transgenderism, critical race theory, and emphasizing the value of feelings above rational thought. With summer coming, […]
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ATTENTION SJWS: You can’t bully people into your version of “justice”
If you don’t have the freedom to choose virtue, then what is the point of virtue at all? Watch now: It all boils down to THIS: You cannot make a bad society good with force. Watch more #onlyatYAF videos every day! Click now to connect with us on Facebook.
