How to really be a conservative leader ft. Madison Habersetzer | #TruthStraightUp
Despite what people may say, leadership is not reserved for the best, brightest, or most well-spoken individuals. No matter how young or old, introverted or extroverted, it’s never too late or too early to become a leader. America needs you. There are several simple steps you can take to become a leader, but the most […]
IT’S ABOUT TIME: Shapiro calls BS on “preferred” pronouns
Sorry, it’s not the responsibility of other people to protect your fragile mind. Watch now: Everyone should be treated with dignity, but biological pronouns are not a form of bigotry. Watch more #onlyatYAF videos every day! Click now to connect with us on Facebook.
Saint Mary’s College Hosts ‘God is Proud of You: LGBTQ+ Catholicism’
A Catholic college in Indiana announced a slew of woke events including “God is Proud of You: LGBTQ+ Catholicism” and “Menstrual Justice,” according to a tip received through Young America’s Foundation’s Campus Bias Tipline. On September 20, Saint Mary’s College Campus Ministry posted on social media to advertise their upcoming fall events: “Looks like God put […]
A FORK IN THE ROAD: Will the U.S. choose federalism or destruction?
Federalism is a system for people who don’t like each other very much. Sounds like it just might work. Watch now: We must be united to fight against China, Islamofascism, and the drug cartels. But how? Watch more #onlyatYAF videos every day! Click now to connect with us on Facebook.
8th Grade Survey: ‘May I Use These Pronouns When I Contact Home?’
Middle school students at a California school were given a survey prompting them for their “pronouns,” and asking if they could be used when the teacher calls home. An anonymous tipster alerted Young America’s Foundation through the Campus Bias Tipline to the survey at Miraleste Intermediate School in Verdes, California, which asks the 12–13 year old students to choose between he, she, they, and other […]
Student Fired From Oklahoma State Newspaper for Conservative Views
The editor-in-chief of The O’Colly at Oklahoma State University was forced to resign after the newspaper staff took issue with her anti-mask mandate opinion column, according to a tip received through Young America’s Foundation’s Campus Bias Tipline. After being forced to leave her classroom for refusing to wear a mask, Maddison Farris wrote a column […]
Liz Wheeler Joins YAF’s Signature Campus Lecture Program
Young America’s Foundation is excited to announce the addition of Liz Wheeler to our one-of-a-kind campus lecture program. Students can now apply to bring Wheeler to their campus to present conservative viewpoints on issues like feminism, abortion, Big Tech, socialism, and more! 🚨 We’re excited to welcome @liz_wheeler to YAF’s signature campus lecture program! 🚨 […]
YAF Welcomes Michael Mastrianna to National Headquarters Team
In late August, Michael Mastrianna joined Young America’s Foundation as associate director of YAF’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Free Enterprise. In this role, Michael works to educate and inspire students to embrace free market policies and solutions through impactful conferences, lectures, and educational content. A Connecticut native, Michael attended Eastern Connecticut State University and graduated […]
Ole Miss Backs Down from Punishing Free Speech After YAF Threatens Litigation
Last year, the Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapter at Ole Miss took part in Young America’s Foundation’s Freedom Week, an event held on the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, during which students educate their peers about the reality and danger of the progressive social movement. As part of Freedom Week, the […]
The Jefferson Council Requests UVA ‘Publicly Denounce’ 9/11 Vandalism
The Jefferson Council emailed University of Virginia administrators September 16 asking that they “Publicly denounce the destruction of the YAF flag tribute.” They also requested that a formal investigation into the incident be launched. The Jefferson Council is an organization made up of various alumni and stakeholders with a shared goal of promoting intellectual diversity […]
First Amendment Law Professor: WashU Statement did ‘Far Greater Harm’ to Campus Free Speech than 9/11 Memorial Destruction
A professor of law at Washington University contends that WashU chancellor, Andrew D. Martin’s statement condemning Fadel Alkilani’s reprehensible acts on 9/11 hurt free speech and expression on campus even more than Alkilani’s “protest.” WOW: A student senator at @WUSTL was caught on video throwing away 2,977 American flags from conservative students' 9/11: Never Forget Project memorial. Despicable. pic.twitter.com/j6Wf1mdyLl […]
Texas Tech Forces Students Into Segregated Breakout Sessions During ‘Anti-Racism’ Training
UPDATE: After YAF’s exposé, Texas Tech has announced they have cancelled these “anti-racism” trainings. “Upon reviewing materials from the ‘Deeply Rooted Conversations’ discussion series, we learned that some of the content does not align with our university values, and we have discontinued this program,” a university spokesman told the Daily Caller. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion […]
VA Tech Student Government Creates Resolutions to ‘Defund’ Campus Police, Divest From ICE
The Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) at Virginia Tech University is set to hear resolutions on defunding the campus police, joining the anti-Semitic BDS movement, and divesting from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to a tip submitted through Young America’s Foundation’s Campus Bias Tipline. The controversial new resolutions were introduced ahead of the […]
Abby Drass Joins YAF’s National Headquarters Team
In August, Abby Drass joined Young America’s Foundation’s team as a graphic designer at YAF’s national headquarters. After high school, Abby attended her local community college and graduated with a liberal arts associate degree. She then took a gap year, during which she completed a master gardening course through Penn State University and graphic design […]
Nearly 50 WashU Professors Sign Statement Defending 9/11 Vandal: American Flag is ‘Symbol of American Imperialism’
Following a Washington University student’s cruel act of theft and vandalism, destroying a flag display put on by WashU College Republicans through Young America’s Foundation’s 9/11: Never Forget Project, students and faculty alike were outraged—but not about the memorial’s destruction. Instead, a large swath of professors, lecturers, faculty, and students have sided with Fadel Alkilani, […]
YAF Threatens Litigation Against MN High School For Violating Students’ Constitutional Rights
Young America’s Foundation has put Ely High School in Minnesota on notice for trampling on the constitutional rights of its students, who had hoped to commemorate the lives lost on 9/11 through the 9/11: Never Forget Project. In a letter sent to Ely High School administrators, YAF demanded a public apology from the school for […]
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 […]
WashU Student Union Calls 9/11 Memorial Vandalism ‘Political Expression,’ Condemns ‘Islamophobia’
Washington University’s student union released a statement Monday labeling the student who stole flags for 9/11 from a memorial display—made possible by Young America’s Foundation’s 9/11: Never Forget Project—an “activist” who was engaging in “political protest.” YAF reported Saturday that a member of student government was caught stealing flags from the display and stuffing them […]
UVA Flag Display Vandalized on 20th Anniversary of 9/11
A 9/11 memorial flag display was allegedly disturbed by multiple vandals caught on surveillance footage. On September 11, University of Virginia participated in Young America’s Foundation’s 9/11: Never Forget Project, planting 2,977 flags, one for each innocent murdered by radical Islamic terrorists. UVA is the fourth school to report vandalism to YAF, an unusually large […]
9/11 Display Vandalized at Mount Holyoke College
A 9/11 memorial flag display put on by Mount Holyoke College Republicans through Young America’s Foundation’s 9/11: Never Forget Project was the latest to fall victim to vandals. On September 11, after the display had been set up to pay tribute, a student found a chalk message, which originally read “In loving memory of those […]
Student Senator Caught Throwing Away Flags from 9/11 Memorial at WashU
A student senator at Washington University in St. Louis was caught red-handed stealing flags from a 9/11 memorial display and stuffing them in trash bags on September 11. YAF was alerted on Saturday that a memorial display had been destroyed by a member of student government at WashU. The school is a participant in YAF’s […]
9/11 Memorial Vandalized at Michigan State
A 9/11 memorial was vandalized late Friday night, just hours before 9/11 remembrance ceremonies are scheduled to take place across the country. The memorial was a part of Young America’s Foundation’s 9/11: Never Forget Project, in which more than 200 schools across the country have each planted 2,977 flags to honor those murdered on September […]
Tennessee School Denies Students’ 9/11 Memorial
Renew Christian Academy in Franklin, Tennessee, refused a student’s request to create a 9/11 flag memorial display in coordination with Young America’s Foundation’s 9/11: Never Forget Project on September 11. When RCA Young Americans for Freedom chairman Matthew Mason inquired about organizing a flag display to properly remember the lives lost in the terrorist attacks […]
On the 20th Anniversary of 9/11, YAF Students Still Remember
On the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, students at more than 200 schools across America participated in the 9/11: Never Forget Project, created by Young America’s Foundation in 2003. Each memorial is made up of 2,977 American flags—one for each innocent life stolen from us that fateful day. To date, […]
