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 […]
Leftists Shout Down Robert Spencer, UB Admins Do Nothing
An angry mob of leftist protestors shouted down prominent conservative Robert Spencer during a Young America’s Foundation campus lecture at the University at Buffalo Monday night. Invited to speak by the UB Young Americans for Freedom, Spencer was set to deliver an address on “the dangers of Jihad in today’s world.” In the days leading […]
Leftist Mob Shouts Down Rabbi Lapin at YAF Lecture
On Tuesday night, administrators at Canada College in Northern California allowed a small group of leftist hecklers to shout down and interrupt a speech by Rabbi Daniel Lapin. Lapin had been invited to speak by the campus’ Young Americans for Freedom chapter to speak on the morality of capitalism. About 20 minutes into the speech, […]
Berkeley Attempts To Justify Unconstitutional Practices In Panicked Response
In a desperate attempt to justify its unconstitutional suppression of free speech, attorneys representing UC-Berkeley sent a bizarre email to attorneys representing Young America’s Foundation. Seeming to forget all the viewpoint-discriminatory restrictions it has placed on conservative students and their events, Berkeley claimed that it “absolutely does not intend to prevent Ms. Coulter from coming to […]
Alumni Spotlight: Ryan Sawtelle — Campus activist and actor with a passion for serving wounded veterans
Young America’s Foundation alumnus Ryan Sawtelle has made it his mission to honor and support America’s veterans. Starting while an undergraduate at Pepperdine University and continuing into his professional career, he aims to assist heroes in need. Ryan became involved with Young America’s Foundation in college by hosting conservative speakers such as John Ashcroft, Dinesh […]
Statement on Young America’s Foundation’s April 27 Lecture at UC-Berkeley
When Young America’s Foundation confirmed Ann Coulter would speak at UC-Berkeley as part of YAF’s nationwide campus lecture program on April 27, we assumed UC Berkeley would take all steps necessary to ensure the safety of students attending the educational event. In the meantime we discovered that the University of California Police Department at Berkeley has an […]
UB Muslim Student Association Plots To Shut Down Robert Spencer Event
Students from the University at Buffalo (UB) Muslim Student Association (MSA), a group who’s national organization was founded by the terrorist tied Muslim Brotherhood, are plotting to shut down a lecture featuring Robert Spencer. The newly founded Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapter on campus is ending the year by hosting Spencer for an event […]
As Promised: YAF Sues Berkeley for Free Speech Violations
On Monday, April 24, 2017, Young America’s Foundation (YAF) fulfilled its promise to file a lawsuit, in federal court, against the University of California, Berkeley for the University’s unconstitutional suppression of free speech on campus. Last week, YAF warned officials at the state university that if administrators did not stop violating the rights of conservative […]
Chapter of the Month: University of Florida YAF
University of Florida (UF) Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) spent March fiercely promoting conservatism on campus. Not only did they spend the month preparing and advertising for their campus lecture, they also paired it with unique activism. For UF YAF’s perseverance and commitment to boldly and consistently promoting conservatism on campus, they have been named March […]
If Berkeley Won’t Protect Its Students’ Rights, YAF Will
There’s more to the story than what Berkeley laid out in the self-serving and inventive narrative employed by the school in response to Young America’s Foundation’s letter dated April 20. When conservative students at Berkeley decided to host Ann Coulter through Young America’s Foundation’s campus lecture program, the school had plenty of notice. But instead of moving forward […]
Gettysburg College Administrators Cowardly Overturn Student Senate’s Decision To Fund YAF
Administrators at Gettysburg College have revoked the school’s Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) club’s funding for conservative speaker Robert Spencer. Gettysburg YAF hoped to bring Spencer to campus to speak on the threat of radical islam and ISIS. Well in advance of the planned lecture, Gettysburg YAF went through all of the correct steps to […]
YAF to Berkeley: Honor First Amendment or Face Litigation
Late Thursday night, Young America’s Foundation put UC-Berkeley on notice that their attempts to deny the First Amendment rights of students will not be tolerated any longer. In a letter to Berkeley’s Vice Chancellor Stephen Sutton, counsel representing Young America’s Foundation and the Berkeley College Republicans issued one final warning: Respect students’ rights by ensuring that Ann […]
Berkeley Tries To Cancel Ann Coulter Event; Lecture Will Go On
Young America’s Foundation, BridgeCal and Berkeley College Republicans have been working together to produce a lecture at UC-Berkeley on April 27, 2017, by Ann Coulter, a twelve-time bestselling author, whose book, “Adios, America!” – a No. 2 New York Times bestseller — is widely credited with shaping President Donald Trump’s immigration views. The topic of […]
YAF on Campus: Rick Santorum at Princeton University
Young America’s Foundation hit another Ivy League campus last night as Rick Santorum delivered an #OnlyAtYAF lecture at Princeton on the degradation of traditional American values. The room was jam packed, the line was out the door, the cameras were rolling for the livestream, but just as the event was about to start, bureaucracy attacked. […]
UC-Berkeley Shreds Constitution to Undermine Coulter
Ahead of next week’s scheduled campus lecture by Ann Coulter, UC-Berkeley is pulling out all the stops in an attempt to prevent students from hearing a conservative viewpoint. These dirty tricks of the Left have been used for years to stifle free speech, obstruct the free exchange of ideas, and persecute conservative students. Citing an unwritten policy that […]
‘Ending Religious Trauma’: A Crash Course in Abusing the First Amendment
We have all heard of “white privilege” and “gender privilege,” but the University of Houston is now preaching “spiritual privilege.” According to University of Houston training materials that YAF uncovered through its Censorship Exposed! project, people of faith, particularly Christians who live out their faith, are responsible for the elevated rate of suicide and attempted […]
Conservative Students to GW: Hold Leftist Vandals Accountable
by Kara Zupkus, GW YAF The YAF chapter at the George Washington University is hosting an event Wednesday featuring AEI scholar Christina Hoff Sommers. She will be discussing the hypocrisies of third wave feminism, including the wage gap myth, while advocating for freedom feminism. We have been postering since last week, including posters that say “#Resist Third […]
Truman State Funds CAIR Activist To Appease Crybaby Leftists
After approving Robert Spencer’s appearance at a YAF-sponsored lecture, The Truman State University administration has caved to the demands of leftist snowflakes who were apparently triggered by the idea of a conservative appearing on their campus. Once the conservative club at Truman State confirmed their campus lecture with Robert Spencer and began promoting it, campus […]
Berkeley Liberals Are Afraid Of The Dark
According to UC-Berkeley administrators and public safety officials, it’s not safe to allow a conservative speaker on campus after dark. After booking David Horowitz to speak on their campus through YAF’s campus lecture program, the conservative club at Berkeley received word from campus officials that in order to allow Horowitz to speak, the event would […]
Radical Left Wing Hate Group Targets Santorum, CSULA YAF
This morning, dozens of posters appeared at CSULA promoting a counter event set to take place at the same time as a YAF-sponsored lecture featuring Senator Rick Santorum. The poster, seen below calls on students to “Rally outside the USU Theater from 2:30 pm until they cancel the event.” This counter “rally” is strongly reminiscent of […]
Truman State University Student Threatens Violence Ahead of Robert Spencer Lecture
Robert Spencer, conservative speaker and director of Jihad Watch, received threats of physical violence from a student at Truman State University where he is slated to speak next week as part of Young America’s Foundation’s best-in-the-movement campus lecture program. In a slew of tweets, “Bella Waddle,” started off with the following: This was followed up […]
YAF Alumnus Stephen Miller: From Bold Student Activist to Top Trump Aide
You don’t see too many conservative firebrands coming out of southern California. However, YAF alumnus Stephen Miller managed to shake up his very liberal and culturally diverse Santa Monica high school with his fearless activism. It all began with his school’s anti-American response to the terrorist attacks on 9/11. Through his successful activism, among other […]
YAF Activist Profile: Adam Ochs
Adam Ochs is a junior at Liberty University majoring in Government, and he currently serves as the chairman of Liberty University Young Americans for Freedom. Adam has been involved with Young America’s Foundation since 2013, when he attended his first YAF conference as a senior in high school. Shortly after attending that conference, Adam began […]
CSULA Employee to Rick Santorum: “F*** you”
Last week, we reported on a CSULA administrator, Marylu Castillo, who plans on disrupting CSULA YAF’s upcoming lecture with Rick Santorum. Now, it looks like Ms. Castillo is not alone among CSULA employees who want to shut down CSULA YAF and Senator Santorum’s free speech. In the Facebook group “CSULA Book Exchange,” Minh-Triet Dao, who goes […]
