We Brought Free Speech To Berkeley
Last night Young America’s Foundation accomplished what many others attempted: hundreds of students were able to hear, engage, and discuss conservative ideas at the University of California, Berkeley. YAF’s Fred Allen Lecture Series partnered with New York Times best-selling author Ben Shapiro, and students braved antifa violence, administrative roadblocks, and hateful sneers from triggered liberals […]
Opposition to Ben Shapiro Surfaces At The University Of Utah
*UPDATED* Roughly two-dozen protestors besieged the university president’s office Tuesday to express their opposition to Ben Shapiro’s appearance on their campus. Yet again, liberal students on a college campus have given up on their ideology’s ability to win and turned to ad hominem attacks on conservative powerhouse Ben Shapiro. Posters asking University of Utah students […]
More Than 200 Schools Remember Victims of 9/11 On 16th Anniversary of Attacks
More than 200 schools around the country participated in YAF’s 9/11: Never Forget Project to remember the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, placing 2,977 American flags—one for each victim—in the ground to remind their peers the magnitude of the loss our nation suffered. Without the patriotic student activists who work to create these memorials […]
Notre Dame YAF Unites Campus On 9/11 Despite Leftist Distractions
When members of Notre Dame Young Americans for Freedom arrived an the quad to set up their flag memorial as part of YAF’s 9/11: Never Forget Project, they were met by sidewalk graffiti reading “500,000 Iraqis murdered” written in chalk beneath the campus flagpole. “We find it very sad that somebody attempted to anonymously, under […]
UC Berkeley: Shapiro Might “Engender Harm” for Some Students
Just when you thought Berkeley couldn’t get any crazier… In an email to the student body, UC-Berkeley Vice Chancellor and Provost Paul Alivisatos provided to students a list of “resources” for students “offended” by Ben Shapiro’s upcoming YAF lecture on September 14th. In the email, pictured below, Alivisatos directed students to a list of “support […]
Leftists Recycle Decade-Old ‘False Flag’ In Desperate Attempt To Undermine GW YAF
Administrators at The George Washington University notified GW YAF that shameful fliers had been posted on campus, made to look as though they were part of a GW YAF activism project. Of course, these ridiculous posters that attempt to paint all conservatives with a broad brush of racist xenophobia have no connection to GW YAF, […]
Watch YAF & Ben Shapiro Bring Conservative Ideas to UC Berkeley
Tickets to see Ben Shapiro at UC Berkeley are now available! Young America’s Foundation (YAF) and Berkeley College Republicans (BCR) are excited to welcome New York Times best-selling author Ben Shapiro to speak on September 14 at the University of California, Berkeley at 7:00 PM PT in Zellerbach Hall. At last, students on the Berkeley campus will be able […]
BREAKING: Berkeley Punishes Conservatives For The Sins Of Antifa
University of California, Berkeley administrators have revealed the backwards reasoning behind their decision to require half of Zellerbach Hall to remain empty when conservative commentator and New York Times bestselling author Ben Shapiro delivers his lecture (part of YAF’s Fred Allen Lecture Series) on September 14—violent Antifa protestors who terrorize the Berkeley community. “UC Berkeley […]
OWENS: ‘The Flag And Why I Stand’
Young America’s Foundation is excited to welcome Burgess Owens to our circuit of campus speakers. Read more about him and request him for your campus here. As we enter a second season of protest of our country’s flag by young, wealthy black NFL athletes, millions of fans will continue to turn off America’s favorite past […]
2,500+ Want To See Shapiro, Berkeley Says No
Administrators at the University of California, Berkeley notified Young America’s Foundation (YAF) and the Berkeley College Republicans (BCR) of a new security assessment requiring half of Zellerbach Hall to be left empty during Ben Shapiro’s September 14 lecture, despite the university charging more than $15,000 to secure a fully-filled Zellerbach Hall. This move to limit […]
Leftist Slacktivism Doesn’t Stand A Chance Against Bold YAF Activists This Fall
By Clare McKinney, Chairwoman of Notre Dame Young Americans for Freedom On the way to class Thursday at Saint Mary’s College I came across flyers titled, “Ethics, Pedagogy, and Activism in the Age of Trump.” As chairwoman of the Notre Dame Young Americans for Freedom and a student activist I decided I’d take a closer […]
Students and Community Members Eagerly Want Shapiro, Berkeley Bureaucrats Say Wait
Young America’s Foundation (YAF) and Berkeley College Republicans (BCR) continue preparations to welcome New York Times best-selling author Ben Shapiro to UC-Berkeley on September 14 at 7:00 p.m. in Zellerbach Hall. Sadly, campus administrators continue to let bureaucratic roadblocks delay the release of free tickets to allow students and community members to secure a seat […]
These Conservative Students Aren’t Forgetting 9/11
On the 16th anniversary of the devastating terror attacks of September 11, 2001, hundreds of high school and college campuses around the country will participate in Young America’s Foundation’s 9/11: Never Forget Project, becoming sites of meaningful remembrance. The memorials are made up of 2,977 American flags placed on campus, one for each innocent life […]
Berkeley Charges Conservative Students $15K To Exercise Their First Amendment Rights
UC Berkeley is forcing conservative students to shell out more than $15,000 in security charges to host Ben Shapiro, just as Berkeley’s chancellor unveils plans for the school’s “free speech year.” Most campus groups would be unable to cover this cost, but Young America’s Foundation and its concerned supporters are stepping in to pay what […]
‘It Is My Generation’s Duty To Reconquer Liberty’
by Kenny Xu, Young America’s Foundation William & Berniece Grewcock Intern Scholar At YAF’s 2017 National Conservative Student Conference, hundreds of some of the nation’s most passionate conservative student activists gathered together to learn, engage, and get inspired by conservative leaders. Sometimes, however, things can work the other way around, too: students can do their own kind […]
The History ‘The Reagan Show’ Ignores
by Kyle Chiu, Young America’s Foundation Reagan Ranch Intern The recently released documentary entitled “The Reagan Show” was meant to pull back the curtain and show viewers what Reagan’s presidency was like through archived White House footage. What was supposed to be a transparent view of the president turned out to be a biased hack […]
EXCLUSIVE YAF VIDEO: Conservative Student Attacked For Wearing YAF Hat At Vigil For Charlottesville Victims
Caleb Slater, a conservative student and the president of the Ithaca College Republicans, recently attended YAF’s 39th Annual National Conservative Student Conference, where he received a baseball cap with the Young America’s Foundation logo and our slogan, “The Conservative Movement Starts Here,” printed on the back. Caleb chose to wear his YAF hat when he […]
University of Florida YAF Condemn Richard Spencer’s ‘Vile And Disgraceful Ideas’
The Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) at the University of Florida are leading the charge to spread conservative ideas on their campus with bold campus activism, and they hosted the one and only Ben Shapiro at a sold out campus lecture that packed hundreds of students into a lecture hall to hear conservative ideas. UF […]
Southern Methodist University Young Americans for Freedom Claim Victory
by Grant Wolf, Chairman of SMU Young Americans for Freedom This morning, I am proud to report that as of yesterday afternoon, our Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapter reached a verbal agreement with Southern Methodist University to reinstate the right of student organizations to use Dallas Hall Lawn for free expression. Last week’s controversy […]
Vice President Mike Pence: YAF is a ‘bulwark of American greatness’
“I’ve worked hand-in-hand with YAF going back more than 15 years,” Vice President Mike Pence noted at the YAF National Conservative Student Conference closing banquet. “It’s remarkable to think about the Young America’s Foundation’s history and contributions, not just to my small life, but to the conservative movement itself and to this entire country.” Last […]
David Keene Honored with 2017 “Legends of YAF” Distinguished Alumni Award
Young America’s Foundation honored David Keene with the 2017 “Legends of YAF” Distinguished Alumni Award as a part of the 39th Annual National Conservative Student Conference held in Washington, D.C. The director of alumni relations, Ashley Weaver, presented Mr. Keene with the award in a special ceremony before students, alumni, and special guests heard from […]
2017 Young Americans for Freedom Chapter of the Year
Young America’s Foundation is excited to announce that the Young Americans for Freedom Board of Governors has selected University of Wisconsin – Madison Young Americans for Freedom (UW-YAF) as the 2017 Chapter of the Year. UW-YAF, led by Chairman Kara Bell, is best known for its campus lecture this past November. The student organization brought in […]
Southern Methodist University YAF Committed To Championing Patriotism And Free Speech On Campus
On Monday, Young America’s Foundation broke the story of Southern Methodist University’s bizarre decision to unceremoniously push the Young Americans for Freedom Chapter’s 9/11: Never Forget Project flag display out of the central campus corridor. Since then, the nation has erupted in outrage over SMU’s action to restrict their own students’ ability to express patriotic […]
Harmeet Dhillon: ‘Conservative students are spearheading the effort to bring free speech back to campus’
Harmeet Dhillon addressed hundreds of college students from 34 states and more than 120 schools today, as part of Young America’s Foundation’s 39th annual National Conservative Student Conference in Washington, DC, July 31 to August 4. Dhillon spoke amongst an inspiring lineup of conservative leaders including Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary Ben Carson, Kellyanne Conway, Senators Mike […]
