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 […]
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 […]
