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 […]
The Transcontinental Railroad At 150: Do You Know The Real Story?
Earlier this month, Americans celebrated the sesquicentennial of the completion of the transcontinental railroad, a feat of engineering that connected an expansive but growing country. But there’s more to this story, and another transcontinental railroad that suggests government subsidies weren’t actually necessary. The following is an excerpt from The Myth of the Robber Barons: A New Look at […]
‘We Are Deeply Troubled’: Stanford Admins Condemn Klavan YAF Lecture In Pathetic Letter
In a blog post on Monday, two Stanford University administrators lament the fact that the Daily Wire’s Andrew Klavan will be appearing on campus to discuss America’s Judeo-Christian heritage and why that heritage is important today. Using classic leftist double-speak, Susie Brubaker-Cole (Stanford’s Vice Provost for Student Affairs) and Tiffany Steinwert (Stanford’s Dean for Religious […]
Free speech is for everyone ft. Todd Starnes
Does it “grind your gears” when conservative students are silenced on their college campuses? It should—and here’s why! Everyone deserves to have their voice heard in the public square. Everyone deserves a chance to share their opinion and defend their viewpoints. But here’s the problem: the Left is terrified of these ideas! They […]
Anti-Israel Leftists At Stanford Post Hateful Cartoon Ahead Of Klavan Lecture
Apparently taking a page out of the New York Times‘ playbook, students at Stanford University have begun posting cartoons titled “Ben Shapiro At Seder” on campus in opposition to an upcoming Young America’s Foundation-sponsored lecture by the Daily Wire‘s Andrew Klavan. The topic to be addressed by Klavan: “Yes, America Is A Judeo-Christian Nation.” The cartoon […]
My YAF Chapter Was Suspended After Inviting A Pro-Life Speaker
By Hayley Tschetter, University of Northwestern—St. Paul Young Americans for Freedom In early March, news broke that my school, the University of Northwestern—St. Paul (UNW), had blocked Star Parker—a Christian, pro-life conservative—from giving a lecture to my Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapter. Parker’s lecture was going to be the inaugural event for our YAF […]
How to debate liberals ft. Liz Wheeler
Have you always wanted the confidence and skills to debate the liberals in your life? Learn from the master! The one and only Liz Wheeler became a household name by taking the Left to task every single day on her show. So what’s her secret? Here’s a sneak preview! Be professional and gentle, […]
Choose freedom, not socialism ft. Michael Reagan
There’s an odd argument going on in America today—socialism or capitalism? The Left and their cronies in the media and in academia want socialism to win. But in America, we will always choose freedom. If you want socialism, Venezuela’s door is open. However, if you ask the people living under Maduro’s thumb, it’s […]
