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#WINNING: Allen West Delivers Knockout Blog To Self-Righteous Liberal

This self-righteous student accuses Allen West of promoting “xenophobia” and “violence against Muslims” and then gets absolutely crushed by his response! Watch him slam radical Islam and defend America in this total knockout. She’s probably regretting her arrogant question right about now.

3 Steps To Counter Leftist Opposition

by Abby Streu, William & Berniece Grewcock Intern Scholar Leftist pushback is inevitable for bold conservatives at liberal universities. My own college, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is no exception.  Leftist disruptions are not new—the campus has experienced a plethora of left-wing demonstrations and conflicts, stemming back to anti-Vietnam protests and riots, which climaxed with a […]

31 Years Ago: “Tear Down This Wall!”

31 years ago today, President Ronald Reagan defined his presidency and reshaped the world with one speech. Arguably the four most famous words he ever spoke, “Tear down this wall,” provided a new hope for the future. Today, we remember Reagan’s iconic words at the Brandenburg Gate. His direct challenge to the evils of the […]

TOP 13: YAF Announces Finalists For Fall ’18 Shapiro Lecture Tour

After receiving more than 1,300 inquiries to host New York Times bestselling author Ben Shapiro next fall through Young America’s Foundation’s exclusive campus lecture tour, YAF has narrowed down the list of finalist schools to just thirteen—Of these, six will be chosen to host Ben. The final thirteen schools under consideration, in no particular order, are: —Augustana […]

GET THE TISSUES READY: Margaret Thatcher Delivers Passionate Reagan Eulogy

Today, on the anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s death, we remember the legacy of a man beloved by his country and by the world. Watch his “political soulmate” Margaret Thatcher explain what it was that made Ronald Reagan so beloved. Ronald Reagan loved America and what it stood for, and, in turn, America loved Ronald Reagan.

Pages Of Government Regulations Would Tower Over A Giraffe

by Ross Dubberly Is there ever a point where government imposes such a large number of regulations that it simply drowns hard-working Americans with insurmountable bureaucracy? As far as the Left is concerned—and if the legacy of the Obama administration provides any indication—the answer is a resolute “No!” But let us consider a few simple […]

Meet The Interns: Kevin O’Connor Joins YAF HQ Team

Kevin O’Connor is a rising junior at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, pursuing a business administration degree with a concentration in management and a minor in entrepreneurship. He has made the Dean’s List ever since his arrival at university. Kevin founded his university’s Young American’s for Freedom chapter, helping to reduce some of his school’s wasteful […]

YAF’s National Journalism Center Summer Session Begins With Largest Class Since 2009

This summer, the National Journalism Center will continue its mission to educate inspiring journalists with a record-tying (2009) 41 students—the highest number of students in a session since the program began in 1977. Each year, NJC works hard recruiting students from across the country to come to DC for hands-on internships and training sessions that […]

Meet The Interns: Katie Cupp Joins YAF HQ Team

Katie Cupp is a junior at the University of Central Missouri studying political science and communication. She is currently serving her second year as the chairwoman of the University of Central Missouri Young Americans for Freedom chapter. Katie has been involved with Young America’s Foundation since 2016, when she attended her first YAF conference as […]

‘YAF Is Not A Suitable Platform’: Bellarmine University Administrator Blocks YAF Chapter

Conservative students at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, were recently blocked in their attempts to form a chapter of Young Americans for Freedom, the chapter affiliate of Young America’s Foundation. In an email to the student activists, Bellarmine University’s Director of Student Activities and Orientation Jessica Lynch repeatedly proclaimed her dislike for YAF. “My concerns […]

Meet The Interns: Hannah Payne Joins YAF HQ Team

Hannah Payne is a rising sophomore in the Honor’s college at the University of Georgia studying finance and legal studies. Hannah is passionate about promoting conservative ideas and understanding public policy’s effects on the markets and business as a whole. As a result, she spent much of her first year on campus participating in conservative […]

April Chapter Of The Month: How HWS YAF Changed Their Campus

For their perseverance and steadfast commitment to advancing YAF’s mission, Hobart and William Smith Colleges Young Americans for Freedom (HWS YAF) has been named chapter of the month for April. Beginning with HWS YAF’s inaugural event on campus last October, campus leftists continually attempt to subvert HWS YAF’s efforts to educate their peers on conservative […]

Meet The Interns: Morgan Moya Joins YAF HQ Team

Morgan first got involved with Young America’s Foundation during her sophomore year of high school.  After being introduced to Ben Shapiro at a high school conference at the Reagan Ranch in Santa Barbara, Morgan developed a passion for American public policy and culture.  Her senior year of high school, Morgan was the chairwoman of the […]

From Campus To Conferences: UGA YAF Founder Becomes Bold Conservative Activist

Young Americans for Freedom–and Young America’s Foundation, more generally–changed my life. In less than one year’s time, I went from a shy and timid college conservative to a bold activist in the Conservative Movement on my campus. That transformation is entirely due to joining Young Americans for Freedom. I was always a conservative by predisposition, […]

GW YAF Chair: YAF Has Taught Me To Be Brave

As a senior at the George Washington University, I look back at my college experience and can confidently say that my life has forever been altered for the better because of my involvement with Young America’s Foundation. Prior to coming to GWU, I had always considered myself right of center, but never as a conservative. […]

Meet The Interns: Kevin McMahon Joins YAF HQ Team

Kevin McMahon is a rising senior at the University of Virginia studying economics, and political science/government. Over the past two years, Kevin has worked to earn the Young Americans for Freedom Chapter at UVA official recognition from the University. After running into roadblocks, jumping through bureaucratic hoops, and threatening legal action against the University of […]

Alumni Profile: Eli Nachmany’s Path From YAF Activist To The Trump Administration

Twenty-two-year-old Young America’s Foundation alumnus Eli Nachmany knew that if he wanted to be a part of the Trump administration, he would have to put in his time. During the fall semester of 2016, Nachmany took a break from his studies at New York University to work as a press lead on then-candidate Trump’s campaign. […]

Meet The Interns: Abby Streu Joins YAF HQ Team

Abby Streu is a rising junior at the University of Wisconsin–Madison studying economics and journalism. Abby became involved with Young Americans for Freedom her freshman year of college and, as outreach chair, immediately began participating in activism and Wisconsin YAF events, including the planning of their Ben Shapiro lecture. She attended her first Young America’s […]

Get A Grip, Leftists: Income Inequality Isn’t Bad

By Ross Dubberly Why is income inequality a bad thing? The reality is, it isn’t—provided it is the result of a truly free economy. In fact, despite the brouhaha surrounding the issue of income inequality in America, the disparity in incomes is fundamentally an expression of freedom. Income inequality is the bogeyman of the Left […]

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