YAF Welcomes Kathryn Beale To National HQ Team
Kathryn Beale joins Young America’s Foundation as the assistant to the office of the president. As a Kentucky native, Kathryn attributes much of her early interest in conservative activism to the culture of hardworking Kentuckians who exemplify and champion the ideas of individual freedom and traditional values. Kathryn is a graduate of Lipscomb University, where she earned […]
5 Reasons Why You Should Attend NCSC
This summer’s YAF interns have all attended YAF’s National Conservative Student Conference before, so they’ve compiled a list of reasons why you should register to attend the ultimate conservative summer experience! 1. Stay at a 4 star D.C. hotel (with all meals included!) What’s better for a college student living on ramen half the year […]
Catch Up On Speakers From YAF’s High School Conference At The Reagan Ranch
Last week, we welcomed over 800 participants to our High School Conference at the Reagan Ranch, featuring an all-star lineup of speakers including Fox News commentator Rachel Campos-Duffy, Daily Wire Editor-In-Chief Ben Shapiro, and One America News Network host Liz Wheeler. Did you miss the conference? Want to catch up on what all our speakers […]
YAF HQ Welcomes Summer Interns
Katrina Shaw is a rising senior at Long Island University Global (LIU Global), where she majors in global studies. A Wisconsinite, born and raised, Katrina and her family recently traded in their jackets for sunscreen and moved to Florida. Katrina has been a life-long supporter of the Conservative Movement, but she became inspired to have […]
America is a Christian nation ft. Dinesh D’Souza
What does it mean to live in a “Christian nation?” The value of human life. The dignity of human beings. Equality. Compassion. These values are all the legacy of Christianity, and such values didn’t exist at the societal level in the pre-Christian world. In fact, it is a Christian idea that no man […]
President Trump Awards Medal Of Freedom To Longtime YAF Ally Dr. Arthur Laffer
On June 19, President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Freedom—the country’s highest civilian honor—to economist Dr. Arthur Laffer for his many economic contributions including the Laffer Curve, the model which demonstrates how lower tax rates can produce greater economic growth and increase government revenue. Young America’s Foundation congratulates Dr. Laffer, one of the […]
Shapiro, Knowles, Campos-Duffy, & Wheeler Among Leading Conservatives To Address Rising Generation At Reagan Ranch
Young America’s Foundation will welcome more than 800 participants to its sold-out June High School Conference at the Reagan Ranch this week for unforgettable experiences at President Reagan’s Rancho del Cielo and the state-of-the-art Reagan Ranch Center in downtown Santa Barbara, California. Discrediting the mainstream media’s narrative that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the standard-bearer for America’s […]
The five pillars of prosperity ft. Art Laffer
What are the five things that any economy needs in order to start booming? Spending restraint curbs the need for higher taxation. Sound money provides a stable environment for economic prosperity. Free trade is one of the bulwarks of a successful economy—we would be foolish as a country not to engage with other […]
Karl Stahlfeld Joins Young America’s Foundation Headquarters Team
Karl Stahlfeld joins Young America’s Foundation as the associate director of the Center for Entrepreneurship & Free Enterprise. Originally from Seattle, Washington, he graduated from the University of Alabama in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in math and economics and a master’s degree in applied economics. During his time at the University of Alabama, Karl was a member of the […]
Santa Clara Rejects YAF chapter for a THIRD time; Provost Claims No Ideological Bias
Leftist administrators at Santa Clara University have rejected the recognition of a YAF chapter for a third time, while claiming there was no ideological bias in the decision. The Young Americans for Freedom chapter at Santa Clara University has been blocked from recognition for a third time. After two rejections by the student senate, an […]
Young America’s Foundation Welcomes Heidi Thom To Headquarters Team
Heidi Thom joins the Foundation’s team as a program assistant. In this role, she helps organize and facilitate the Foundation’s programs for high school and college students. Heidi is originally from Billings, Montana, and graduated from Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington, in 2018 with degrees in marketing and graphic design. During her time at Whitworth, […]
Stop punishing boys for being boys ft. Christina Hoff Sommers
Let’s stop punishing boys for being boys. Girls and young women are succeeding in society now more than ever. Meanwhile, the needs of boys are being neglected. Increasingly, boys fall short in school, get lower grades, and are less likely to attend college. Modern educators have taken a hostile approach to the needs […]
Freedom Not Socialism: Rep. Chris Stewart, Dr. John Lenczowski, & Frank Donatelli Address Capitol Hill Interns
By Parker Bowman, YAF William & Berniece Grewcock Intern Scholar On Wednesday, June 5th, Young America’s Foundation hosted its annual Reagan Forum to commemorate the passing of President Ronald Reagan. Titled “Socialism vs. Freedom,” the forum was a great chance for congressional interns to learn about an issue President Reagan deeply cared about, and an […]
University Of Northwestern Continues Attacking YAF After Banning Star Parker And Blocking YAF Chapter
An internal email sent on Monday afternoon to all employees at the University of Northwestern—St. Paul shows a school in panicked disarray as it scrambles to protect its reputation following continued negative attention for banning pro-life speaker Star Parker. April Moreton, UNWSP’s Vice President for Institutional Advancement complains in the email that “Northwestern is again […]
How the Left is stealing your liberties ft. Walter Williams
If anybody talked about taking our liberties away all at once, we would righteously rebel. The Left knows this. Yet, they are taking our liberties away nonetheless. How? History tells us that if you want to snatch liberty out from under a free people, you have to know how to cook a frog. […]
Longtime YAF Ally And Frequent Speaker Dr. Arthur Laffer To Receive Presidential Medal Of Freedom
On June 19, President Donald Trump will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom—the country’s highest civilian honor—to economist Dr. Arthur Laffer for his many economic contributions including the Laffer Curve, the model which demonstrates how lower tax rates can produce greater economic growth and increase government revenue. Young America’s Foundation congratulates Dr. Laffer, one […]
Santa Clara University Senate Blocks YAF Chapter, Citing ‘Emotional Harm’ And Feeling ‘Unsafe’
Senators at Santa Clara University voted to block the recognition of a Young Americans for Freedom chapter, with some citing “emotional harm” and a “history of harm towards the LGBTQ+ community,” according to the Senate minutes obtained by Young America’s Foundation. The student senate at SCU voted for a second time last week to block […]
YAF’s Spencer Brown Reacts To Hillary Clinton’s Hunter College Commencement Address on Tucker Carlson Tonight
Following serial-loser Hillary Clinton’s commencement address at Hunter College this week, Young America’s Foundation Spokesman Spencer Brown joined Tucker Carlson on Fox News to respond: “This final lesson to the graduating class should be inspirational, sending them off with a good word, some advice for how to build a good life. Instead, we see in […]
Why conservatives should be pro-life ft. Allie Stuckey
Being a conservative and being pro-abortion are incompatible. Conservatives believe in the importance of our founding documents. The Declaration of Independence says “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” because without life, neither liberty nor the pursuit of happiness can exist. Conservatives cannot value liberty without first valuing life. Conservatives also believe in […]
Internal Emails Show University Of Wisconsin Officials Deem Conservative Speakers ‘Controversial’
Emails obtained exclusively by Young America’s Foundation through a public records request made as part of YAF’s Censorship Exposed project uncover a pattern of discrimination and viewpoint motivated censorship. Administrators at the University of Wisconsin violated the students’ First Amendment rights when they targeted conservative speakers as “controversial” and selectively burdened the Young Americans for […]
Mississippi State University Instructor Who Compared YAF Activists To KKK Vanishes From MSU Website
When Young America’s Foundation broke the story of a Mississippi State University media ethics instructor tweeting that MSU Young Americans for Freedom were “the White Male Student Caucus… Hoods and burning crosses optional,” criticism was swift. The Daily Wire, Daily Caller, National Review, RedState, and others reported on the comment from Ryan Phillips, who’s also an […]
Kara Zupkus Joins Young America’s Foundation’s Headquarters Team
Young America’s Foundation is pleased to announce Kara Zupkus has joined our staff as Program Assistant for Public Relations. Kara became involved with Young America’s Foundation her freshman year at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She served on the chapter’s executive board for four years and successfully hosted Ben Shapiro at a standing-room-only […]
How the Left ruined manliness ft. Michael Knowles
Virtue comes from “vir,” which means “man.” The Left’s attacks on manliness are attacks on virtue itself. Masculinity has two parts—gentlemanliness and brutishness. First, the Left came for gentlemanliness, insisting that women should be offended when men pay checks, hold doors, and pull out chairs. Unsurprisingly, all that remained when men complied was […]
YAF Statement On President Trump’s Immigration Reform Plan
“A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.” –Ronald Reagan Young America’s Foundation supports President Donald Trump’s immigration reform plan announced on Thursday, May 17. During remarks from the Rose Garden, President Donald Trump proposed a pro-American, pro-immigrant, and pro-worker approach to immigration by fully securing the border and moving our outdated […]
