YAF Statement On Alleged Berkeley Room Availability For Ben Shapiro
Young America’s Foundation was pleased to learn from the Washington Post that the University of California, Berkeley may have a room available for Ben Shapiro to speak on September 14. As reported by the Washington Post, UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ has offered to waive a room fee to enable students at Berkeley to hear […]
Berkeley Blocks Ben Shapiro
The University of California, Berkeley has blocked Young America’s Foundation (YAF) and the Berkeley College Republicans (BCR) from bringing Ben Shapiro to campus on September 14, vaguely claiming administrators were “unable to identify an available campus venue.” In an email to BCR members, Dean of Students Joseph Greenwell and Student Organization Coordinator Millicent Morris Chaney […]
Vice President Mike Pence To Address YAF’s National Conservative Student Conference
RESTON, VA—Young America’s Foundation (YAF) is pleased to announce that Vice President Mike Pence will address students on August 4 as part of YAF’s 39th annual National Conservative Student Conference (NCSC) held in Washington, D.C. Vice President Pence has been an ally of Young America’s Foundation for many years, routinely taking time out of his […]
FONTOVA | What ‘Hipster’ Socialists Wrought in Cuba
“They saw in Castro and Che Guevara the hipster who in the era of the Organization Man had joyfully defied the system,” wrote President Kennedy’s adviser Arthur Schlesinger Jr back in 1961. Indeed, a “hipster” cachet hovers around the leaders of the Cuban Revolution that persists to this day, despite a half century of Stalinist […]
Hillsdale College Admirably Honors Frederick Douglass Along Campus “Liberty Walk”
By: Ralston Tucker Last month, Hillsdale College installed a statue of Frederick Douglass on its campus, joining a collection of seven similar bronze statues, featuring the likenesses of Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan, and others. The statue was erected near a memorial of past Hillsdale College students that fought for the Union in the Civil War. […]
The Fight for the First Amendment
By Ross Dubberly “We have the most tolerant and generous young people we’ve ever had,” Hillary Clinton asserted at her nominating convention in 2016.” While this line was met with applause, many of today’s “young people,” especially young leftists, are anything but tolerant. In fact, I would argue, leftist millennials are among the most intolerant […]
Record Number of Students Attend June Reagan Ranch High School Conference
In June, Young America’s Foundation hosted its largest high school conference at the Reagan Ranch. The participants, representing 29 states, immersed themselves in the legacy of Ronald Reagan and the teachings of premier conservative speakers. Anna Garrett from Highland Park High School explained: “This [was] an experience I will cherish for the rest of my […]
YAF Alumna and U.S. Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler’s Bold Stand for Life
YAF alumna, Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler was elected to the 112th Congress in 2010 at the age of 31 representing Southwest Washington’s 3rd District. She attended Young America’s Foundation’s West Coast Leadership Conference in November of 2002 while a student at the University of Washington. She has since been back to the Reagan Ranch Center, as […]
‘The Happiest Place On Earth’ Sacrifices History for Political Correctness
In a recent press release, Disney Parks announced that the famed Auction Scene from the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction will soon be overhauled after more than 50 years of continuous operation. The section being reworked has featured a historically realistic seventeenth-century pirate town since Walt Disney personally oversaw its creation in 1966. Next year, it […]
Ben Shapiro Partners with YAF to Affirm Students’ Free Speech Rights at Berkeley Amid Lawsuit
RESTON, VA—Young America’s Foundation (YAF) will work with Berkeley College Republicans (BCR) to sponsor a speech by Ben Shapiro at the University of California, Berkeley on September 14, 2017, as part of YAF’s nationwide campus lecture program. Young America’s Foundation is once again leading the charge to bring ideological diversity to the University of California, […]
Rick Santorum Calls On Young Conservatives: ‘Have The Courage To Stand Up’
At Wednesday evening’s opening banquet for YAF’s 20th Annual National High School Leadership Conference, Senator Rick Santorum delivered a moving and passionate call to conservative action. A packed room of students learned about the roots of conservative thinking as Santorum traced the rich history of conservative leadership from Russell Kirk to today’s leading voices and the next generation […]
Canyon High School YAF Named Chapter of the Month for May
For their perseverance and desire to boldly promote conservatism on their campus, Canyon High School Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) has been named Chapter of the Month for May. After weeks of emails and meetings with her school’s administration, Chairman of Canyon High School Young Americans for Freedom Morgan Moya and her fellow members pulled […]
BREAKING: Berkeley Responds to YAF Free Speech Lawsuit
RESTON, VA—The University of California, Berkeley filed a bizarre response in U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, to Young America’s Foundation’s lawsuit to restore students’ free speech rights. In it, UC-Berkeley promises a future free speech policy that will be solidified after an open comment period, and erroneously claims that their […]
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 […]
