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9 Books Every Conservative Student Needs to Read

At this Young America’s Foundation’s annual National Conservative Student Conference, attendees heard from a panel of conservative publishing insiders. The three panelists, Christopher Malagisi, Editor in Chief of the Conservative Book Club, Marji Ross, President and Publisher of Regenry Publishing, and Dr. Tevi Troy, author and presidential historian, provided students with a list of essential books every young conservative should […]

Breaking: DePaul University Bans Shapiro YAF Lecture

FROM THE DAILY WIRE. There comes a time in every society where even its most basic values come under attack. In the United States, since the beginning of our country’s founding, we have had certain God-given unalienable rights: freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, due process and freedom of speech, among […]

#YAFcon Diary Day 4: D’Souza, Shapiro, French, & Dinner with Oliver North

Wheaton YAFer Justus Hanson will recap his time at Young America’s Foundation’s National Conservative Student Conference each day of the event. Here’s his recap of Thursday, July 28!   Yesterday was the most action packed and energizing day that we have had here at the conference. The majority of the speakers that we heard from […]

Here’s what conservatives did while leftists cried for socialism in Philly.

While supporting of Senator Bernie Sanders were bawling over their failed bid for socialism and prominent liberals were making impassioned pleas for more government in Philadelphia last week, young conservatives from around the country were in Washington, D.C. preparing to take back our country. Leading conservatives including Speaker Newt Gingrich, Lt. Col. Allen West, Dinesh D’Souza, Senator […]

#YAFcon Diary Day 3: Gingrich, Prager, Burns

Wheaton YAFer Justus Hanson will recap his time at Young America’s Foundation’s National Conservative Student Conference each day of the event. Here’s his recap of Wednesday, July 27!   The second full day of the National Conservative Student Conference was great. The quality of the speakers that we have at these conferences never ceases to […]

Obenshain: Campuses Should Be ‘Battlegrounds for Ideas’

At Young America’s Foundation’s 38th annual National Conservative Student Conference on Tuesday afternoon, author and commentator Kate Obenshain encouraged students from across the country attending the conference to fearlessly take the fight for conservative ideas to their college campuses. Obenshain discussed how the epidemic of free speech zones at colleges and universities has put limitations […]

YAF Exclusive: Gingrich Sees Deep Trouble for America if Millennials Don’t ‘Step Up to The Plate’

YAF Exclusive: Gingrich Sees Deep Trouble for America if Millennials Don’t ‘Step Up to The Plate’ By Julia Porterfield Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich addressed Young America’s Foundation’s 38th National Conservative Student Conference on Wednesday and declared to a captive student audience that millennials have the potential to be the greatest generation since […]

#YAFcon Diary Day 2: Personal Encouragment from Allen West

Wheaton YAFer Justus Hanson will recap his time at Young America’s Foundation’s National Conservative Student Conference each day of the event. Here’s his recap of Tuesday, July 26!   This year will be my second time attending the National Conservative Student Conference in Washington D.C. Attending this conference last summer encouraged me so much to […]

In Memoriam: Tim LaHaye

Young America’s Foundation mourns the passing of Tim LaHaye, coauthor of the bestselling ‘Left Behind’ series and a leader of the Conservative Movement. Mr. LaHaye spent time with the Foundation visiting the Reagan Ranch in Santa Barbara, California with his wife Beverly. The LaHaye’s were active in the Foundation’s efforts to save the ranch in […]

Proposed Legislation in California Threatens Religious Schools

A new piece of legislation in the California State Assembly could threaten the religious liberty of private colleges and universities across the state. With much confusion surrounding the implications of this proposed legislation, it’s vitally important that conservatives across the country educate themselves on the potential impact it could have on religious institutions’ ability to practice their faith. What does SB […]

A Glimpse Into the Weird World of Cleveland’s Radical Communist Flag Burners

Communist activists took ample advantage of the media presence in Cleveland this week, organizing a flag burning stunt outside the Quicken Loans Arena that captured the attention of the national press. The Revolutionary Communist Party appears to be responsible for organizing the spectacle. The group consists of a bizarre coterie of radicals seeking to overthrow the United […]

‘Androgynous Consciousness’ is the Hot New Parenting Trend on HuffPo

In an article published under Oprah Winfrey’s “OWN” section of The Huffington Post, a psychologist is encouraging parents to adopt an “androgynous consciousness” parenting method for young children. The psychologist, Dr. Shefali Tsabary, described her personal “contribution” to this “next wave” of parenting as “to make sure that my daughter is deeply in touch with her masculine elements.” In an […]

Congressman Steve Pearce’s Important Advice for Young Conservatives

Congressman Steve Pearce’s Important Advice for Young Conservatives By Viraktep Ath Earlier this month, Congressman Steve Pearce of New Mexico’s 2nd District spoke to a packed room of high school students attending Young America’s Foundation National High School Leadership Conference. Before his address to the conference Congressman Pearce sat down with The New Guard to discuss the […]

YAF Congratulates Conservative Ally Mike Pence

Young America’s Foundation congratulates Governor Mike Pence on being named a candidate for Vice President of the United States. Governor Pence has been an ally of the Foundation, routinely taking time out of his schedule to address our student audiences over the course of his career in public office. It’s clear to us that Governor Pence values […]

“If you want to make a difference, contact YAF”

STUDENT TAKE: “If you want to make a difference, contact YAF” By Grant Strobl I remember sitting in my World History class in high school, listening to a lecture on the evils of America and of Christopher Columbus. I knew deep inside that America was the greatest nation ever devised because it gave opportunity to […]

Young Conservatives to Gather in Washington for Their Own Convention

Young Conservatives to Gather in Washington for Their Own Convention: Gingrich, Santorum, West, D’Souza, DeMint, Shapiro, Pavlich, Duffy, North, Prager & More Set to Address Young America’s Foundation’s 38th Annual National Conservative Student Conference WASHINGTON D.C. – As national figures engage in a heated battle for the soul of the Conservative Movement, conservative students from across the country will […]

7 Times Lena Dunham Has Culturally Appropriated

After Oberlin’s notably radical student progressives whined that their subpar dining hall fare constituted “cultural appropriation,” Lena Dunham voiced her support for their movement to upgrade the campus sushi options. She told Food & Wine: There are now big conversations at Oberlin, where I went to college, about cultural appropriation and whether the dining hall sushi and Banh […]

Flashback: YAF Poll Found Students Connected BLM to Violence

A poll commissioned by Young America’s Foundation last fall found that college students connected the increasing trend of anti-police rhetoric to the Black Lives Matter movement months before the recent outbreak in violence against law enforcement officials. The poll, which was taken last September, found that 7-in-10 college students agreed with the statement “given recent acts of violence against […]

Sheriff Clarke Says What We’re All Thinking About Black Lives Matter

In an appearance on CNN with Don Lemon, Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke explained exactly why Black Lives Matter is not everything they’re cracked up to be. After Lemon suggested that BLM was a movement of peace, Clark challenged him, questioning, “You don’t believe that for one minute, do you?” [tbc_video_embed url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnaXN9tM21Q”] Clarke refuted Lemon’s claims regarding the […]

YAF Leader Featured by USA Today

In a detailed profile on founding chairman of Young Americans for Freedom at the University of Tennessee Michael Hensley, USA Today discussed Hensley’s YAF activism: Hensley has also been actively involved with Young Americans for Freedom, a nationwide activist group founded by conservative icon William F. Buckley Jr. back in the 1960s. Hensley brought the organization to […]

Newt Gingrich Issues Brutal Critique of Obama: Race Relations At Their Worst in Decades

Newt Gingrich Issues Brutal Critique of Obama: Race Relations At Their Worst in Decades In a Monday interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (who will be at next week’s National Conservative Student Conference) blamed President Obama’s sustained rhetorical attacks on policemen for increased tension between the black community and law enforcement officials. […]

This ‘Environmental Racism’ Writer Thinks Pokemon Go Promotes Inequality

This ‘Environmental Racism’ Writer Thinks Pokemon Go Promotes Inequality While the rest of the world is busy enjoying Pokemon Go (another innovation brought to you by our free market system) leftists are preoccupied with waxing poetic about the app’s “inequity” and “systemic bias.” Aura Bogado, an “environmental racism” writer at Grist, went on a Twitter rant today […]

Ben Shapiro to Mizzou: ‘Why Are You Still Crying?’

Eight months after his legendary YAF-sponsored lecture at Mizzou, Ben Shapiro is still smacking down whiny leftists. Following radical leftists’s decision to catapult their campus into chaos this fall, Mizzou’s admissions department experienced a decrease of 2,600 applicants in the spring and implemented large staff cuts. Now, tone deaf staffers at Mizzou are using those same protests as a selling […]

D-List Actor Claims Fox Viewers Are Racist, Gets Smack Down From Megyn Kelly

D-List Actor Claims Fox Viewers Are Racist, Gets Smack Down From Megyn Kelly Things got heated on The Kelly File Wednesday night when actor D.L. Hughley, an ardent supporter of Black Lives Matter, got in a fierce debate with host Megyn Kelly over recent shootings that have involved the police. At one point, the actor […]