How Colleges Are Shortchanging Students
As COVID-19 spreads across the nation, universities have shut down their campuses and moved classes online. This has led to many challenges for students. At most schools, students who lived on campus were hurriedly moved out. At The George Washington University, students were even banned from returning and gathering their belongings. Additionally, students who bought […]
YAF Teams Up With Renowned Professor Dr. Burt Folsom To Bring Real Education To Students Amid Shuttered Schools, Upended Classes
As schools move to remote learning due to coronavirus-related restrictions, Young America’s Foundation is adapting its programs to continue filling the critical need for intellectual diversity and a well-rounded education. That’s why YAF is pleased to announce its latest online offering in the form of a new podcast, Books with Burt, featuring Dr. Burt Folsom. […]
The road to hell is paved with good intentions: Focus on diversity is limiting freedom
After the Civil War, black Americans were making economic and societal strides and beginning to enter the middle class. Then, the Left started prioritizing the idea of diversity. Watch now: The Left’s prioritization of diversity may have had good intentions, but it has resulted in bad outcomes. Watch more #onlyatYAF videos every day! Click now to […]
Religious freedom must be protected ft. Robert George
Religious freedom is a natural, unalienable right. Yet, religious freedom is under attack today, both in the United States and across the world. There’s a temptation on the left to sacrifice religious freedom for other ideological goals, but it must be resisted. The freedom to ask fundamental religious questions, the freedom to live […]
Why Are Abortion Clinics Considered “Essential” During the COVID-19 Crisis?
As states nationwide continue shuttering businesses deemed “non-essential,” businesses like emergency veterinarians, banks, grocery stores, and hospitals remain open–offering essential services to the American people. One questionable business that seems to stand out among those deemed essential? Abortion clinics. Judges in Texas and Ohio have recently struck down bans on abortions during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
SEARCH AND SEIZURE: GWU bans students from retrieving personal property, threatens discipline
The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. has barred its students from returning to campus to move out of their dormitories, instead electing to hire a moving company which will video chat with students as they pack up their belongings for them. According to an email obtained by YAF, the school informed students that they […]
Here’s How Free Enterprise is Rising to the Challenge During the COVID-19 Crisis
As the COVID-19 crisis spreads around the world, it puts immense pressure on healthcare systems, including those in the United States. In order to meet the needs of doctors, clinics, and hospitals, the White House is partnering with businesses to produce and distribute needed supplies to hospitals in affected states. Businesses are helping in different […]
CIVIL, BUT NOT SILENT: We must return religious liberty to the public marketplace
Faith and freedom go hand in hand. There is chaos in our country because, for decades, the Left has been trying to shove faith out of the private marketplace. It is time to stand together and say, “No more.” Watch now: Decision day is upon us: Will we take the path of oppression and tyranny, […]
Income tax causes class division ft. Burt Folsom
Leftists wring their hands about class division in the United States, but they are the ones causing class division. Progressives use income tax to take money from one group and redistribute it to another. President Woodrow Wilson first did this with a 7% income tax in 1913. By the time President Franklin Roosevelt […]
Blackburn, Laffer, & Puzder: Working Together To Champion Free Markets
Recently, YAF convened three of America’s greatest and happiest conservative leaders—Senator Marsha Blackburn, Dr. Art Laffer, and Andy Puzder—in Nashville, Tennessee, for a chat about how they came to be inseparable friends and how free markets unlocked opportunity in their own lives. BLACKBURN: Hello, all of you YAFers and Ronald Reagan supporters! What fun for […]
UCalifornia System Tells Students and Faculty Not to Say “Chinese Virus” in New Equity and Inclusion Guidelines
The Council of Chief Diversity Officers at the University of California has created new “equity and inclusion” guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic, alerting students and staff not to use the term “Chinese virus” and instructing them instead to only refer to it as COVID-19 or coronavirus. The document, which includes 15 tips for students and […]
Hundreds of Millions Hearing Conservative Ideas Thanks to YAF
While most students have been sent home from school and are learning remotely, Young America’s Foundation is not backing down. Our team is ensuring conservative ideas are spread to the next generation and working to change hearts and minds. Our campus lectures, unparalleled conferences, and “Truth Straight Up” videos are DOMINATING the digital sphere. Just […]
Kennesaw State University Professor Shuts Down Student for Saying “Wuhan Virus”
By: Jaime Hahn Political correctness doesn’t take a break from campus just because classes move online–in fact, it might get worse. We all know academics live in a bubble of political correctness and expect students to follow suit. When classes at Kennesaw State University moved online for the remainder of the semester due to the […]
LIFE ISN’T ALWAYS FAIR: Klavan entirely CRUSHES the myth of institutional racism
Is it systematically harder for people of color to excel in education? Does a person of color have less of a chance of getting a job because of the color of their skin? Andrew Klavan drops a major truth bomb. Watch now: Life will always entail some amount of unfairness. But unfairness doesn’t always equate […]
Here Are 7 Conservative Movies Worth a Watch During Your Self-Quarantine
We know students nationwide are home from school, self-quarantining from COVID-19. YAF is here to help you find ways to fill your time with conservatism–this time, with some of the best movies that promote conservative principles. #7-Braveheart This action-packed film teaches viewers just how important it is to fight for freedom–in this particular case, against […]
My University Closed And Moved Everything Online. Students Deserve a Refund.
By: Maxwell Brandon Let’s say you order a brand new luxury vehicle. You pay for features like seat warmers, a sunroof, high-quality leather, and a powerful V8 engine. Of course, all of this comes with an increased price tag, but you don’t buy a new car very often, so it was worth it. After waiting […]
Here Are 11 Conservative Books You Should Read While Self-Quarantining
We know students nationwide are home from school, self-quarantining from COVID-19. YAF is here to help you find ways to fill your time with conservative ideas–this time, with some of the best conservative books to inspire your activism and fight for freedom! #11- Grace Canceled by Dana Loesch Dana Loesch tackles outrage culture in her […]
Self-Quarantining? Here Are 11 Conservative Podcasts You Should Listen To
Students nationwide are finding themselves home from school, and self- quarantined from public during the outbreak of COVID-19. YAF is here to help you find ways to fill your time with conservative ideas–this time, with some of the best podcasts tackling today’s issues in the conservative sphere! #11 What the Hell is Going On? –feat. […]
YAF Statement On Upcoming Campus Events
Following closures or event restrictions enacted by an increasing number of schools nationwide, Young America’s Foundation made the difficult decision to pause its nationwide campus lecture program, effective immediately. Lectures impacted include those taking place as part of the following YAF lecture tours: Fred Allen Lecture Series Logan Family Lecture Series Robert and Patricia Herbold […]
This YAF Student Was Harassed Online in a Viral Post For Being a Conservative
Evita Duffy, a YAF activist at the University of Chicago, didn’t think her participation in a social media project at her school would garner as nearly as much attention as it did. The project, posted on UChicago’s Institute of Politics Facebook page, was a collection of photos of students, giving a reason why they will […]
Conservatives In Ireland Go Undercover To Expose Collusion Between Antifa And Student Unions, Government Leaders
By Bryan O’Shea Leftist activists in Ireland have been exposed through a three-month-long honeypot investigation by conservative students. In December 2019, Irish Students Against Fascism (ISAF) set up a Twitter account, describing ISAF as an “aspiring antifascist organising hub to physically, socially and professionally harass individuals engaged with conservative or nationalist politics on campuses.” What prominent […]
SOMEONE LEND HIM A TEXTBOOK: Ben Shapiro SCHOOLS Cenk on “trickle-down” economics
“You’re not giving me money; it’s my money in the first place.” Ben Shapiro obliterates Cenk Uygur’s idea of redistribution economics. Watch now: Money doesn’t have to be forcibly removed from the wealthy and handed to the poor in order to jog the economy. Watch more #onlyatYAF videos every day! Click now to connect with us […]
Ben Shapiro UCF General Public Tickets Live Now
It’s almost here– Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro will be bringing conservative ideas to the University of Central Florida on March 23! General public tickets are LIVE now, grab yours before they’re gone! Shapiro will be speaking as part of Young America’s Foundation’s Fred Allen Lecture Series on March 23. UCF is clearly in need of […]
Trinity U SGA Claims Elisha Krauss Makes Trans Students Feel Unsafe, Unanimously Blocks Funding
Trinity University’s student government has again denied funding for YAF’s proposed Elisha Krauss lecture, this time in a unanimous vote where several senators claimed Krauss would make trans and “non-binary” students feel unsafe. This week’s appeal vote follows a denial of funding handed down last month to the conservative students hoping to host Krauss. In […]
