Northwestern University Professor Tweets “Happy 9/11,” Says “US is complicit in far more terror than it has ever suffered”
A Northwestern University professor tweeted “Happy 9/11” on the 18th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, bizarrely arguing that the United States has been complicit in more acts of terror than it has been a victim of. Justin Martin, a Journalism professor at Northwestern University’s campus in Qatar, tweeted last week “Happy […]
My YAF Chapter Was Attacked for Trying to Remember 9/11 on School Grounds
By: Alisa Giannelli Who knew that remembering those who died on 9/11 would be controversial? My Young Americans for Freedom chapter’s participation in the 9/11: Never Forget Project brought out the worst from the Left. Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time the Lake Forest High School community has given our YAF chapter problems. Weeks before […]
Medicare for All will not work ft. Liz Wheeler
The Left has been lying to the American people about their big-government, socialist-style healthcare system. Medicare for All will not work, and it will lead to rationing. Just take a look at other westernized nations that have gone down this road. This spring, the United Kingdom’s government-run healthcare system denied 50,000 surgeries for […]
Boston University Halves Shapiro Audience, Levies $12,720 Security Fee On YAFers
Boston University Young Americans for Freedom (BU YAF)—one of the student groups working hard to secure Ben Shapiro for a lecture during the fall semester—has been subjected to bureaucratic maneuvers in the latest instance of administrative attempts to undermine conservative speakers. Boston University’s Assistant Dean of Students, John Battaglino, informed BU YAF via email that […]
Whitworth University Assembles Task Force On Free Expression After Banning Shapiro
A new “Task Force on Free Expression and Civil Discourse” is being created at Whitworth University, per an email from Whitworth President Beck Taylor. Notably, President Taylor credits “last year’s controversial ASWU [Associated Students of Whitworth University] decision to disallow an invitation to Ben Shapiro” as the impetus to “chase this issue some more.” The […]
UC Sociology Professor Claims “Fat Phobia is Not Based on Health Concerns,” is Rooted in “Slave Trade and Protestantism”
A sociology professor at the University of California, Irvine, recently gave an interview with the student newspaper in which she blames Protestant reformers for society’s obsession with thinness, claiming that “Fat phobia is not based on health concerns” and that “fat phobia” is “rooted in the trans-Atlantic slave trade and Protestantism.” In this interview, Sabrina Strings discussed […]
In Memoriam: YAF Leader Mike Thompson
Mike Thompson’s lifetime of dedication to the Conservative Movement began when Thompson was a member of Young Americans for Freedom at Indiana University before he continued his studies and campus activism at the University of Missouri. He would go on to be elected to YAF’s national board of directors in 1965 and serve as national […]
Winning the War on Terror ft. Ken Stiles
On the heels of the anniversary of 9/11 and amidst foreign policy shakeups in Washington, there is one question everyone is asking: what is America’s way forward in the Global War on Terrorism? The conflict, which began in 2001 following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, is now America’s longest-running war. Ken Stiles is a […]
LIKE A WELL-REGULATED MILITIA: Knowles takes up arms against anti-gun argument
The Second Amendment exists to prevent the government from gaining too much power. For some reason, this makes the Left uncomfortable. Wonder why? Watch now: It’s very unlikely our government would turn on its own citizens. Why? Unlike other democracies that have seen this happen, Americans are armed with almost 400 million firearms. Watch more […]
Stetson University YAF’s 9/11 Memorial Chalked With Anti-American Rhetoric
By: Breana Marsh Last night, the Young Americans for Freedom chapter at Stetson University (SU YAF) constructed a memorial of 2,977 flags to honor the innocent lives taken on September 11, 2001. This morning, on the 18th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, SU YAF found that under the cover of darkness someone felt the memorial […]
Over 200 Schools Remember 9/11 Victims on 18th Anniversary of Attacks
More than 200 high schools and colleges across the nation participated in YAF’s 9/11: Never Forget project to commemorate the lives murdered on September 11, 2001 by radical Islamic terrorists. Each school placed 2,977 American flags into the ground to remind their peers of the loss our nation suffered on that tragic day. Without these […]
UPDATED: Maryville University To YAF: You Can Only Remember 500 Out Of 2,977 9/11 Victims
UPDATE: Within four hours of the below story’s publication, administrators at Maryville University sought to clarify their school’s decision to disallow more than 500 American flags as part Maryville Young Americans for Freedom’s 9/11: Never Forget Project. Reportedly, administrators cited a “miscommunication” about the previous decision which students had been told was “final.” Now, administrators […]
WATCH IF YOU CLAIM TO CARE ABOUT SCIENCE: Abortion is never medically necessary
“Give that baby a fighting chance!” Lila Rose WRECKS the media over abortion. Watch now: The direct and intentional killing of a child in the womb is not medically necessary. Watch more #onlyatYAF videos every day! Click now to connect with us on Facebook.
UW-Madison Newspaper Editorial Board: Supporting Free Speech “props up dangerous rhetoric in dangerous times”
The editorial board of the University of Wisconsin’s student newspaper slammed an effort by Wisconsin state legislators to protect free speech in an op-ed, claiming that the free and open exchange of ideas “attempts to prop up dangerous rhetoric in dangerous times,” and argued that minority voices who protest campus speakers should “have a greater […]
California Moves Closer to Mandating Taxpayer-Funded “Abortion Pills” at Public Universities
A piece of radical legislation making its way through California’s state government will mandate that public universities provide “abortion pills” to their students free of charge. Senate Bill 24, proposed by Senator Connie Leyva of Chino, would require all public universities in California to provide taxpayer-funded “nonsurgical abortions.” Each university’s health center would receive $200,000 […]
FACTS, NOT FEELINGS: YAF Announces First Of Three Shapiro Campus Lectures For Fall 2019
On the heels of last spring’s record-setting tour of campuses, America’s #1-requested campus speaker—Ben Shapiro—and the #1 youth outreach organization—Young America’s Foundation—have teamed up again to bring intellectual diversity and cold, hard facts to the rising generation. Ben Shapiro will appear on three campuses this fall, exclusively through Young America’s Foundation’s Fred Allen Lecture Series. […]
Kenny Xu Joins YAF’s National Headquarters Team
Young America’s Foundation is excited to announce Kenny Xu as the newest development officer to join its national headquarters staff. Kenny graduated from Davidson College magna cum laude, majoring in mathematics and minoring in philosophy. He was first introduced to YAF and the Conservative Movement during his freshman year at Davidson. Seeking a conservative counterpoint […]
A CRITICAL TIME FOR AMERICA: RCD passes the torch of freedom to a new generation
“This is a critical juncture in American history.” Rachel Campos-Duffy lights the room ON FIRE with her call to the next generation! Watch now: It doesn’t get more black and white than THIS! “Bernie Sanders cheers the Venezuelan revolution. We cheer the American Revolution!” Watch more #onlyatYAF videos every day! Click now to connect with us […]
Crenshaw is Right and AOC is Wrong on Universal Background Checks
By: Kevin McMahon At around 2:30a.m. on Tuesday, a Houston woman stopped two men who were attempting to rob her as she pulled her firearm on the two assailants, firing at least two shots. The woman, Lachelle Hudgins, said: “I saved my life.” Congressman Dan Crenshaw took to Twitter and picked up the story, highlighting […]
‘Physically Triggered’: Internal Emails Show CSULA Faculty In Hysterics Over ‘Build The Wall’ Activism
In response to the ongoing debate over immigration and border security, the Young Americans for Freedom chapter at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA YAF) planned a series of events to advocate for President Trump’s border wall. CSULA YAF’s initiatives included tabling to distribute information on the crisis along the southern border, signage emblazoned with […]
Red flag laws violate our rights ft. Dana Loesch
If we learned anything about the Left in the last two years, it is that their disregard for due process, the presumption of innocence, and individual liberty knows no bounds. Kavanaugh was presumed guilty from the moment he took the national stage. President Trump is still being accused of collusion months after the […]
Never Forget: Students Nationwide Partner With YAF To Organize Meaningful Remembrance Of 9/11
As young people return to their schools for the fall semester, student activists across the country will take time out of their back-to-school rush to pause and remember the victims of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, by participating in Young America’s Foundation’s 9/11: Never Forget Project. Recent comments from Representative Ilhan Omar who […]
BUT WHO GETS THE PROFIT? D’Souza absolutely guts core Marxist argument
If you’re a valet at the Ritz-Carlton, should you expect 100% of the resort’s profit to go to you? Of course not! But then, that’s exactly what Karl Marx says should happen… Watch now: If labor gets all the profit and the entrepreneur gets nothing, who in their right mind would start a business? ANSWER: […]
“White Consciousness” or Racial Profiling?
By: Emma Schambach Students at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte must be separated from classmates based on skin color and taught about the evils of their whiteness, according to the school. UNCC, like many schools, is obsessed with separating students based on their race and assigning blame for their alleged inherent privilege. UNCC thinks it […]
