College Fix Profiles Top YAF Activist
Leading Young Americans for Freedom activist Mark Kahanding recently documented his conversion from communism to conservatism in an interview with The College Fix. Kahanding explained his childhood infatuation with the philosophies of Mao Zedong, noting that his worldview shifted as soon as he picked up a copy of YAF speaker Ben Shapiro’s book Bullies. The College Fix […]
‘D’Souza Unchained’ Lecture Tour Set to Rock Campuses in 2016
‘D’Souza Unchained’ Lecture Tour Set to Rock Campuses in 2016 #1 New York Times bestselling author Dinesh D’Souza will headline a YAF-sponsored tour of American campuses this school year After being released from confinement and skyrocketing back to the top of the New York Times bestseller list, author and director Dinesh D’Souza will embark on […]
VIDEO: Clemson Admin. Forbids Man From Praying Outside Free Speech Zone, Calls it ‘Solicitation’
VIDEO: Clemson Admin. Forbids Man From Praying Outside Free Speech Zone, Calls it ‘Solicitation’ On Thursday afternoon, an administrator at Clemson University forced a man praying on campus to leave because he was not in a designated free speech zone and was not permitted to “solicit” outside of one. Shawn Jones, assistant director for client services at Clemson, approached the […]
If College Students Did What The Real Housewives Did This Week They Would Be Suspended
If College Students Did What The Real Housewives Did This Week They Would Be Suspended College students are regularly castigated on campuses for holding Mexican-themed parties where they sport sombreros, eat tacos, drink margaritas, and listen to mariachi music. But when the liberal Real Housewives of New York did just that on Wednesday’s season finale, nobody seemed to have […]
CSULA Creates Segregated Housing ‘Safe Space’ for Intolerant Social Justice Warriors
Starting this fall, California State University, Los Angeles is offering segregated housing for students who “identify as Black/African American” to accommodate the demands given to the university last fall from the school’s Black Student Union. The new black student only housing, known as the Halisi Scholars Black Living-Learning Community, is being described by CSULA as a “group of […]
Activists are using these posters all over the country to remind everyone about radical Islamic terror.
Activists are using these posters all over the country to remind everyone about radical Islamic terror. As part of this year’s 9/11: Never Forget Project, YAF shipped thousands of these posters to young conservative student activists across the country. In commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, YAF activists are using the […]
31 Years Ago Today, Ronald Reagan Gave America a Key Warning
31 Years Ago Today, Ronald Reagan Gave America A Key Warning By Chris Miranda It was 31 years ago today, when Ronald Reagan gave a key warning to millions of Americans. In his nationwide radio address from Rancho del Cielo, on August 24, 1985 he again provided Americans with the way to rescue our country […]
University Hosts ‘Gender Inclusive’ Game of ‘Guess Who’
Leave it to liberals to make board games less fun. In order to “explore identity in a more inclusive way,” California State University- Los Angeles hosted a “Gender Inclusive Guess Who?” game for students on Tuesday night. The CSULA Gender & Sexuality Resource Center, which hosted the event, described it as such: In almost every game of […]
Stunning Photos From One YAFer’s Summer Adventure Across America
American flag + YAF t-shirt = everything you need for a once-in-a-lifetime road trip. This summer, YAF activist Tristan Justice embarked on an epic adventure across America, promoting Young Americans for Freedom everywhere from Glacier National Park to Yellowstone to Crater Lake. Tristan documented his journey on social media, where his fellow YAF activists could follow along as […]
YAF Leaders Named to Red Alert Politics ’30 Under 30′ List
For its fifth annual “30 Under 30” list, Red Alert Politics selected Young America’s Foundation Spokeswoman Emily Jashinsky and Young Americans for Freedom Board of Governors member and University of Michigan chapter chair Grant Strobl to highlight their “exceptional impact” within the Conservative Movement. In his interview with Red Alert Politics, Strobl reinforced the importance of bold activism to promote conservatism […]
6 Reagan Military Aides Offer Reflections: ‘He Was the Nicest of Them All’
6 Reagan Military Aides Offer Reflections: ‘He Was the Nicest of Them All’ By Amy Brooker Earlier this year, Young America’s Foundation celebrated what would have been Ronald Reagan’s 105th birthday with a full day of events at the Reagan Ranch Center. The keynote event of the day was a unique panel discussion, moderated by Reagan Ranch Board of Governors member […]
This is how young conservatives will reach millions this fall.
The mainstream media would have you believe students are enthralled with socialism and the leaders that advocate this failed ideology. Young America’s Foundation has seen quite the opposite as students have waited in lines, fought through faculty-led protests, and navigated around numerous leftist dirty tricks to hear from just one conservative speaker on their campuses. From […]
Senior Congressional Advisor: Statism Saps Young People’s Drive
The following is a special alumni profile sampled from the latest edition of Libertas, the official publication of Young America’s Foundation Alumni Profile: Leah Campos, Senior Advisor, Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives By Jessica Jensen, editor Libertas: How did you first learn about Young America’s Foundation? Leah Campos: I saw an ad […]
Clichés of Progressivism: My Body, My Choice
Clichés of Progressivism: My Body, My Choice By Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America Struggling to understand the reasoning of a vastly different point of view can be difficult but effectively and concisely responding is even more challenging. When it comes to the polarizing topic of abortion, it is crucial to understand […]
The Hollywood Hypocrites of ‘Carpool Karaoke’
Here’s an equation for you: 6 cars crawling congested city streets in a big circle for a kitschy late night TV segment (+) carbon emissions being spewed for upwards of an hour (+) passenger seats full of ‘environmentally conscious’ celebrities (x) 23 segments (=) one heck of an inconvenient truth for some of Hollywood’s most prolific environmental crusaders. Millions of […]
Pokémon Go Revives Small Businesses
Roughly 16,000 people call the town of Anacortes, Washington home, but thousands more know this ferry dock location as the ultimate paradise for players of Pokémon Go. When Gary Dear, the owner of a struggling local ice cream shop, suddenly discovered his store was located across the street from several popular PokeStops, business began to turn around quickly. High traffic to […]
VIDEO: Katie Pavlich Explains 5 Reasons Your Friends Aren’t Really Socialists
This video of YAF alumna Katie Pavlich’s remarks at the 2016 National Conservative Student Conference is a must-watch for young conservatives heading back to campus this fall. Katie breaks down five reasons millennials who love free market innovations like craft beer and Uber don’t actually support Bernie Sanders-style socialism. As Katie explains, “Our peers who are […]
Virginia Tech Deletes Fine Threat from Website Following YAF Exposé
Virginia Tech Deletes Fine Threat from Website Following YAF Exposé Yesterday, YAF exposed Virginia Tech for threatening students who fail to complete a mandatory online diversity course with fines. Today, however, Virginia Tech appears to have quietly removed the policy from its website. As of yesterday, Virginia Tech’s website indicated that students could face $105 fines and […]
Safe Spaces: Coming to an Elementary School Near You
In an effort to promote “social and emotional learning,” in K-12 schools, the Tennessee Department of Education is rolling out a number of new educational reforms including, “safe spaces where students can go to calm down without feeling like they’re being punished.” These new reforms will also include the addition of class meetings and “breathing […]
Top Conservative Speakers Set to Take Campuses by Storm this Fall
It’s only the second week of August, but we’ve already lined up some pretty impressive campus lectures for the fall semester. Leading conservatives from Steve Forbes to Allen West to Ben Shapiro will bring conservative ideas to schools across the country including Yale, St. Louis University, Gonzaga, Notre Dame, and more. We’ll be adding plenty of additional events throughout the […]
Hahn in Detroit News: The anti-Semitic face of political correctness at DePaul
Originally published by Nicholas G. Hahn III in The Detroit News. Pope Francis frequently preaches about a “culture of inclusion,” and even said that exclusion of others is at the “root of all wars.” So it might come as a surprise to see the largest Catholic university in the country waging a war on campus conservatives. Young […]
Virginia Tech Students Face Fines For Not Taking Leftist Diversity Course
It’s only August, but administrators are already using government resources to push their distorted diversity agenda on students this fall. For instance, before stepping foot on campus, incoming freshman and graduate students at Virginia Tech will be required to take “DiversityEdu”, a mandatory course that trains users to adopt liberal perspectives on race, gender, and more. A description […]
YAF Deploys Lt. Col. Allen West to Promote Freedom Behind Enemy Lines on Nationwide Campus Tour
Young America’s Foundation Deploys Lt. Col. Allen West to Promote Freedom Behind Enemy Lines on Nationwide Campus Tour West is set to headline a YAF lecture tour of ten schools in 2016-2017 Young America’s Foundation (YAF) and Lieutenant Colonel Allen West are excited to announce Lt. Col. West’s nationwide tour of America’s embattled campuses this […]
LOL: Buzzfeed Calls Kim K’s View on Feminism ‘Sad’ and ‘Jarring’
After Kim Kardashian West (somewhat bravely) refused to label herself as a feminist during a panel discussion at a recent conference for bloggers, Buzzfeed published a hilariously distressed reaction to her comments. The writer began by declaring, “It’s never not jarring to hear a female celebrity say she’s not a feminist — particularly when, in her disavowal […]
