The Conservative Movement Starts Here: Hayden Martin Joins Summer ’17 Intern Class
Hayden Martin is a political science major at Fullerton College in Fullerton, CA. He first became involved with Young America’s Foundation after he attended YAF’s Principles of a Reagan Conservative Seminar at the Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara, California in August of 2015. After that conference he quickly became passionate about the Conservative Movement and the […]
University of Florida Makes Students Assess ‘Emotional Risk’ When Planning Events
Student organizations at the University of Florida are required to complete a permit application before holding any events on campus. Part of the process includes assessing “potential risk associated” with a proposed event, including “emotional risk.” The infantilization of students, grown adults, by institutions of so-called “higher learning” is a phenomenon doing significant harm to […]
Students Converge on Rancho del Cielo for Largest-Ever High School Conference at the Reagan Ranch
SANTA BARBARA, CA– A record number of high school students will gather in downtown Santa Barbara for Young America’s Foundation’s June High School Conference at the Reagan Ranch from June 22 to June 24. Young conservatives from around the country will engage with leading conservatives and be inspired by President Reagan’s principles. Like all of Young […]
The Rich History and Bright Future of the Conservative Movement
Some in the Conservative Movement claim they are the first ones to recruit students to our cause, but we know that our Movement has been built upon a rich history filled with charismatic young leaders carrying freedom’s principles forward. Thanks to the decades of bold and selfless activism on the part of young conservatives, today’s Movement […]
Defund Evergreen State College, Says YAF Ally and Washington State Rep. Matt Manweller
It’s not news that college campuses have become increasingly hostile to conservative voices, but now leftists at notoriously liberal Evergreen State College have begun cannibalizing their own. Each year, Evergreen students of color participate in a “Day of Absence” where they voluntarily leave campus to demonstrate the impact that they have in the school community. […]
YAF Exposes Faculty Support for Desecration of 9/11 Memorial Posters
“I wish you the best and support you fully in what you did…If you tell students that they are number one, then they will run the place. They are not number one. They are guests, subsidized by the state, and lucky to spend time with faculty like you.” (Emphasis added.) – Dr. Howard Gensler, Saddleback College […]
The Conservative Movement Starts Here: Liam Stewart Joins Summer ’17 Intern Class
Liam is a rising junior at the University of Notre Dame, pursuing a dual degree in political science and finance. He is a bi-weekly opinion writer for his school newspaper and the recruitment chair of the Notre Dame Young Americans for Freedom. Liam first became involved with the Foundation in October of 2015, after attending […]
The Conservative Movement Starts Here: Kyle Chiu Joins Summer ’17 Intern Class
Kyle Chiu is a junior political science major transferring from Saddleback College into the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. After learning about Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) during a Christmas Tea with Gov. Sarah Palin in December 2015, Kyle launched a YAF chapter at Saddleback College. In his role there, Kyle was key in spearheading many campus […]
Israelis Engaged in ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ and ‘Apartheid’ According to UGA Student Group
By Ross Dubberly Summer 2017 Intern at YAF HQ Earlier this month, the University of Georgia’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter urged students to apply for their Executive Board in order to help “end the ethnic cleansing,” presumably by the Israelis against the Palestinians. The group’s Facebook page and Twitter feed are also […]
The Conservative Movement Starts Here: Ralston Tucker Joins Summer ’17 Intern Class
Ralston Tucker is a rising senior at Hillsdale College studying history and organizational communication. As a lover of history, she recognizes the important of looking to the past in order to create a better future. She is a native of Southern California and grew up in San Juan Capistrano. After her graduation from Hillsdale College […]
Canyon YAF Shows Power of High School Activism
Canyon High School’s Young Americans for Freedom chapter in New Braunfels, Texas recently hosted a campus lecture with Dinesh D’Souza. Held during school hours, hundreds of students heard about conservative ideas, which they are not hearing in their classrooms. The decision to host D’Souza came as a result of a group of Canyon students attending a […]
YAF Activist Profile: Lindsay Gatsios
In 2016, Highland High School in Ohio decided to ban their practice of having male and female students wear white or green graduation robes based on their sex. The school argued that they did not want to alienate anyone or hurt any feelings related to “gender issues,” namely the feelings of one student in particular that year who “identified” […]
Largest Annual Gathering of New Jersey Conservatives Set to Honor President Reagan with Legendary Coach Lou Holtz
RESTON, VA–Young America’s Foundation is proud to sponsor New Jersey Reagan Day, now in its 14th year, featuring famed coach and sports broadcaster Lou Holtz. Bold conservatives and principled leaders will gather on May 30 to celebrate President Reagan’s accomplishments and reflect on his values that restored the economy, laid totalitarianism on the ash heap […]
The Conservative Movement Starts Here: Mallory Stender Joins Summer ’17 Intern Class
Mallory Stender is a senior political science major at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. Since learning of the TCU Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapter on campus in the fall of 2016, she has been actively involved with the club. Immediately after joining, Mallory was selected to manage all social media accounts for […]
Even the New York Times acknowledges YAF is ‘The Conservative Force’ on campus
Young America’s Foundation is “the conservative force” behind the spread of freedom’s principles on college campuses, declared a front-page profile in this Sunday’s New York Times. With a Sunday circulation of more than one million, readers across the country and around the world now know about the resurgence of Young Americans for Freedom chapters at […]
Vice President Mike Pence: ‘Free Speech And Civility Are Waning On Campuses Across America’
Over the weekend, Vice President Mike Pence returned to his home state of Indiana to deliver the commencement address at Notre Dame. One of only four conservatives to deliver commencement addresses at America’ top 100 schools this spring, Notre Dame’s students should have been grateful to hear from Vice President Pence. But his words of […]
YAF’s 25th Annual Commencement Survey Finds Liberal Domination of Senior Send-Off Continuing
The 25th Annual Commencement Speakers Survey from Young America’s Foundation shows the leftist slant at America’s colleges pervades the final lessons given to graduating students as they turn their tassels and collect their diplomas. The small number of conservative speakers (just four this year) is again eclipsed by a number of prominent liberals (45) who were invited […]
Chapter of the Month: Cañada College YAF
A mob of intolerant leftists did not stop the Cañada College Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapter from carrying on a successful campus lecture featuring Rabbi Daniel Lapin. For their perseverance and bold actions, Cañada College YAF has been named April chapter of the month. Chairman Tommy Beal first became introduced to YAF while attending […]
University of Florida Encourages Self-Segregation With New ‘Living Learning Community’
by Daniel Weldon, Summer ’17 Intern at YAF HQ The University of Florida is creating a segment of student housing to encourage self-segregation by black students on campus, while at the same time advancing leftist ideas. Beginning next fall, a black student dorm called the Black Living Learning Community (LLC) will be offered by the […]
Davidson YAF Wins 2017 GPA Redistribution Video Contest
Members of Davidson College’s Young Americans for Freedom chapter took to their campus quad to get their peers’ thoughts on a brave new initiative: Students for Educational Equality. Their proposal: Take a couple points away from students with GPAs in the top 10%, and give those points to the students with GPAs in the bottom 10% […]
Bulgarian Capital Unveils Statue of Ronald Reagan to Honor his Victory Over Communism
Young America’s Foundation’s Reagan Ranch provided key support for the project. RESTON, VA— A marble nine-foot monument of President Ronald Reagan is set to be unveiled May 10 in Bulgaria’s capital city of Sofia. The monument, which transpired with key input and advice from Young America’s Foundation and the Reagan Ranch, was erected in order […]
YAF Activist Profile: Mark Kahanding
Mark Kahanding is a sophomore at California State University–Los Angeles. He first got involved with Young America’s Foundation in 2015 when he decided to start a Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapter at his school as an incoming freshman, in hopes that he could promote conservative ideas to his peers. Mark attended several Young America’s […]
The Conservative Movement Starts Here: Daniel Weldon Joins YAF’s Summer ’17 Intern Class
Daniel Weldon is a rising junior at the University of Florida studying political science and history. Daniel founded his Young Americans for Freedom chapter last spring after he learned about Young America’s Foundation at CPAC. He started the chapter to help conservative students whose voices were being largely ignored by the University of Florida’s administration. […]
Read President Reagan’s Timeless Words from the 1982 National Day of Prayer
A National Day of Prayer was first called by the First Continental Congress in 1775, again by Abraham Lincoln in 1863, and then solidified as a national tradition in 1988 by President Reagan, who designated the National Day of Prayer as the first Thursday in May. Even before codifying the importance of a National Day of […]
