MO City Council Member Resigns After YAF Exposes Her Pool Party for ‘LGBTQ+ Five Year-Olds’
Just two weeks after Young America’s Foundation brought national attention to a pool party for “LGBTQ+ five to 11 year-old children” hosted by a city council member in Missouri, the embattled local official announced her immediate resignation. “I’m tired,” Amy Hoogstraet, who was slated to remain in office for two more years, wrote in a […]
Hundreds of Schools Honor 9/11 Victims With YAF’s 9/11: Never Forget Project
Hundreds of schools across the country are preparing to pay tribute to the victims of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on the occasion of the 21st anniversary of one of the most dreadful days in American history. Students will come together to place 2,977 American flags–one for each victim murdered at the hands of […]
WATCH: Students Don’t Think Their Schools Are Doing Enough to Remember 9/11
“I am definitely not really sure what’s going on this weekend,” a student told Young America’s Foundation Spokeswoman Kara Zupkus when asked if he knows what major anniversary is coming up this weekend. Zupkus returned to the sidewalks of George Mason University this week to find out whether schools are doing a good enough job […]
9/11: Never Forget Project: More Than 100 Schools Pay Tribute to Victims on 21st Anniversary of Tragic Terror Attacks
‘May Her Pain Be Excruciating’: Professor on Queen Elizabeth’s Passing
A professor at Carnegie Mellon University wished Queen Elizabeth II “excruciating” pain in her passing, according to a tweet posted online. “I heard the chief monarch of a thieving raping genocidal empire is finally dying. May her pain be excruciating,”Uju Anya wrote in a since-removed tweet shortly before the death of the Queen. The professor […]
Americans Are Standing Up to the Broken Public Education System. I Know Why:
By: Illiana Lievanos We’ve all seen the viral videos of parents standing up to school administrators for the sake of their child’s education—or lack thereof. Ditching the traditional classroom setup with blackboards, ABCs, and arithmetic, educators have taken it upon themselves to furnish the classroom with Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ propaganda, yet parents are […]
Florida Professor Tells White Students They Must ‘Examine Their Privilege;’ Suggests Donations to BLM Bail Fund
By: Gabrielle Dankanich Students at a public university in Florida were forced to examine their racial, sexual, and educational “privilege” for a course grade, according to an anonymous tip sent to Young America’s Foundation’s Campus Bias Tip Line. Professor Carolyn Silva of the University of Florida focused her summer “History of Education in the United […]
‘It’s A Start, I Guess’: Students Express Dissatisfaction With ‘Small’ Amount of Loan Forgiveness Funds Provided by Biden Plan
“$10,000, money’s fake, I mean, I don’t see a problem,” a student told Young America’s Foundation Spokeswoman Kara Zupkus when asked for his thoughts on President Biden’s recently announced plan to forgive student loan debt. Zupkus visited George Mason University earlier this week on a mission to find out what college students think of President […]
Florida University Doles Out Thousands to Cover Minority Students’ Gym Memberships, Library Fines
By: Caitlyn McCoy A private university in Florida has created a Multicultural Student Support Fund exclusively for minority students, according to documents received in an anonymous tip submitted to Young America’s Foundation’s Campus Bias Tip Line. Stetson University created the Multicultural Student Support Fund which allocates up to $1,000 per year for each student who […]
Nearly 70% of Conservative Students Fear Social Repercussions for Opinions, Study Finds
A recent study conducted by political science professors at the University of North Carolina finds that conservative students within the UNC system “face distinctive challenges” when it comes to free speech and expression–and nearly 70-percent of them are afraid that they’ll lose friends. “We find that, at every institution in our study, there is a […]
Professor: Refusing to Wear Mask Is ‘Racism’; Will Be Removed From Class
Students in a physics class at Northern Illinois University were warned that refusing to wear a mask in class “is a manifestation of ableism and racism,” according to a tip received through Young America’s Foundation’s Campus Bias Tip Line. Despite the institution dropping its mask mandate more than six months ago, NIU professor Jahred Adelman […]
Five Months Later, Still No Charges After UBuffalo Conservatives Attacked For Hosting Allen West
By: Gabrielle Dankanich It has been months since conservative students at the University at Buffalo were assaulted and chased across campus by a leftist, pro-BLM mob, yet university police have yet to file any criminal charges against the offenders. In April, University at Buffalo Young Americans for Freedom hosted Lt. Col. Allen West for a […]
Five Months Later, Still No Charges After UBuffalo Conservatives Attacked For Hosting Allen West
Gabe Kaminsky Receives Inaugural National Journalism Center Prize
Gabe Kaminsky, a recent graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and Young America’s Foundation’s National Journalism Center, was honored with the inaugural NJC Prize for Excellence in Investigative Journalism during the National Conservative Student Conference last month. For more than 45 years, the National Journalism Center has trained aspiring journalists in the values of responsible, […]
Biden’s Inflationary and Immoral Debt Transference: A Student’s Take
By: Charles Hilu Like most other Americans, I do not stand to gain from President Joe Biden’s student loan debt plan, announced Wednesday. I will graduate with no debt because my parents worked as hard as they possibly could to give me a better life. My mother was the only person in her household to […]
Leftist City Councilwoman Holds Pool Party for ‘LGBTQ+’ Five Year-Olds
A radical advocacy group in the Ozarks region of Missouri hosted a “Rainbow Kids Back-to-School Pool Party” for “LGBTQ+” children, ages five through 11 this past weekend, according to a tip submitted through Young America’s Foundation’s Campus Bias Tip Line. “Just 6 days until this awesome FREE pool party just for LGBTQ+ kids aged 5-11! […]
Verdict With Ted Cruz to Hit Campuses This Fall With YAF
Senator Ted Cruz and Michael Knowles are partnering with YAF once again to bring their chart-topping podcast “Verdict With Ted Cruz” to campuses nationwide this fall! The dynamic duo battled leftists at ultra-liberal Yale University, stood up against a tyrannical mask mandate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and brought the fire to University of Alabama […]
University of Virginia YAF Awarded Chapter of the Year, $10,000 Grant
Young America’s Foundation is proud to announce the Young Americans for Freedom Board of Governors has selected University of Virginia YAF (UVA YAF) as the 2022 Chapter of the Year. To recognize them for their leadership on campus and their work to boldly promote conservatism, YAF is pleased to award UVA YAF a $10,000 grant […]
YAF Chapter Sues California College Administrators for Free Speech Violations
Flores v. Bennett is the latest civil rights action emanating from Young America’s Foundation—through the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)—under the First and Fourteenth Amendments following violations of conservative students’ constitutional rights. Officers of the Young Americans for Freedom chapter at Clovis Community College (CCC) in Fresno, California, filed a federal lawsuit against CCC President […]
Al Moore’s Unparalleled Legacy at the Reagan Ranch
Remembering Alwal Anheuser Beims Moore, 1925-2022 This week, Young America’s Foundation lost a leader and a titan of our cause. When it comes to the Reagan Ranch, there is no one like Al Moore. Young America’s Foundation stepped forward to save the Reagan Ranch in 1998, and many generous Americans joined our efforts, making extraordinary, […]
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 […]
Young Irish Conservatives to Travel to YAF’s National Conservative Student Conference in Washington D.C.
Nearly a dozen young conservatives from Ireland will travel to Washington, D.C. next week to participate in Young America’s Foundation’s 44th annual National Conservative Student Conference. The lineup for this year’s conference includes Vice President Mike Pence, Governor Kristi Noem, Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee, Betsy DeVos, Dr. Robbie George, and many more. A […]
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 […]
