Conservatives on the Rise: GCC YAF’s Isabella Foxen Joins the Team
Isabella Foxen is a rising senior political science major at Grove City College in Pennsylvania. Isabella is the chairman and founder of the Grove City College Young Americans for Freedom chapter, which she looks forward to seeing expand this coming school year. Isabella first became involved with Young America’s Foundation after attending her first conference […]
Student Loan Debt Hits Record High
Student loan debt just spiked to another record high. Per the analysis of Mark Kantrowitz as reported by The Wall Street Journal, students in the class of 2016 graduated with an average of $37,172.80 in student loan debt. This marks an increase of $2,122 over last year’s number. According to the Journal’s report: The first thing to understand is that […]
School is Out and the YAF Training Seminar is in Session
For the average college student the summer is a time to relax and lay out in the sun; however, for the members of Young Americans for Freedom chapters, the summer is the ideal time to begin mapping out their action plan to combat the Left when returning to school in the fall. At YAF’s June […]
Sherpa Fire Update as of 6/20
UPDATE 6/20 2:30 PM EST Reports on the Sherpa Fire continue to be generally favorable to the Ranch. Sundowner winds again did not reach predicted levels last night, and the size of the fire did not grow significantly. The fire stands at 7,893 acres, with 54% containment. Much of that containment line is on the […]
4 Things Everybody Should Know About Guns
4 Things Everybody Should Know About Guns 1. What is the difference between a semi-automatic and an automatic weapon? A semi-automatic weapon can only shoot one round per pull of the trigger. An automatic weapon fires multiple shots per pull of the trigger. Semi-automatic guns are available for sale in the US. Automatic guns however […]
EXCLUSIVE Interview with Stacey Dash: President Obama ‘Uses’ Women as His ‘Tricks’
EXCLUSIVE Interview with Stacey Dash: President Obama ‘Uses’ Women as His ‘Tricks’ After her rousing lecture at the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute’s packed “Afternoon with an Author” series, Stacey Dash sat down with The New Guard for an exclusive interview where she opened up and let loose on the Left. We asked Dash to name which national leaders […]
Inside Higher Ed, College Fix Highlight Gettysburg YAF’s Fight for Free Speech
Young Americans for Freedom at Gettysburg College spent the 2015-2016 school year fielding nonstop attacks from aggressive campus leftists like pros, catapulting their fight for free speech to the attention of the entire school. From being called a “hate group,” to having slam poetry performed about their group, Gettysburg YAF has seen it all. Now Inside […]
HUNDREDS Pack YAF’s Annual Reagan Forum on Capitol Hill
On Thursday, June 9, YAF hosted its annual forum to commemorate the passing of President Ronald Reagan. The room was PACKED to capacity with hundreds of young conservatives eager to hear from the panel, some of whom wanted to participate so badly they even sat on the floor after all the seats were taken. The event featured […]
RECAP: Young Americans for Freedom June Activist Training
Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) leaders from across the country gathered together earlier this month at YAF Headquarters for this summer’s YAF Activism Training Seminar. At this program YAFers learned from the top activism experts in the Conservative Movement on how to be bold leaders on campus, protect their right to free speech, and respond to […]
I Would Go To Jail For YAF. Here’s Why.
I Would Go To Jail For YAF. Here’s Why. By Carter Lankes Let me tell you about the man who inspired me to say the words, “I would go to jail for YAF.” Dr. Michael Waller is a legend among men who has fought for the Conservative Movement for decades. Over the past year, he’s taught me the true […]
University Administrator: “Modern Racism is Much Worse Than Old Racism”
University Administrator: “Modern Racism is Much Worse Than Old Racism” By Isabella Foxen Are microaggressions worse than Jim Crow Laws? Willie Fleming, Chief Diversity Officer at Appalachian State University, seems to think so. In a June interview with the Watauga Democrat, Fleming remarked, “We as a community should be aware about microaggressions. I think modern-day racism […]
Free Speech Expert: PC Authoritarianism Rampant on Campuses
Free Speech Expert: PC Authoritarianism Rampant on Campuses In a panel discussion earlier this month, Jordan Lorence placed the responsibility of preserving free speech rights squarely upon the shoulders of Young Americans for Freedom activists. Lorence, who serves as Senior Counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, spoke as part of a panel discussion on First Amendment rights on […]
Arianna Huffington Encourages College Students to Ignore Other Viewpoints
On Saturday, May 21st, Arianna Huffington delivered the commencement speech at the graduation ceremony for Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. While most of the speech focused on getting the recommended amount of sleep (seriously), part of it took a different turn and instead focused on encouraging students to drown out people with opposing viewpoints. According to Huffington: […]
Too Cute: 10 Hilarious Complaints from Campus Snowflakes
Last week, critics slammed the University of Oregon’s “bias response team,” arguing that it functions “akin to Thought Police.” According to the school’s website, the bias response team “seeks to create a just campus by providing resources for the university community to respond to incidents of bias and harassment.” Unfortunately, however, it appears the system is instead utilized by students to tattle on […]
Portland Schools Ban Textbooks Skeptical of Climate Change
Modern Day “Firefighters” Ban Textbooks Didn’t we learn anything from Fahreneit 451? Perhaps not. Portland Public Schools recently decided to ban textbooks expressing any degree of skepticism regarding man-made global warming. This decision comes on the heels of a presentation from the leftist activism organization, 350PDX, an group that is perhaps most well-known for its advocacy of fossil fuel […]
Conservatives on the Rise: UCR YAF’s Viraktep Ath Joins the Team
Viraktep Ath is a rising senior at the University of California, Riverside where he studies English. Viraktep’s engagement in the Conservative Movement stems from his family’s history in Communist Cambodia. Both of Viraktep’s parents, before immigrating to the United States, suffered under the regime of Pol Pot, losing family members and friends to the brutality […]
A Lesson for Millennial Supporters of Socialism
A Lesson for Millennial Supporters of Socialism By Humberto Fontova A recent Reason-Rupe poll found that over half of Americans under 30 have a “favorable view of socialism.” A recent Gallup poll found almost 70 per cent of millennials saying “they’d be willing to vote for a socialist candidate for president. As in the 1960’s, […]
2015-2016 YAF Chapter of the Year Nominations
Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapters boldly promoted conservatism on college and high school campuses during the 2015-2016 school year. They led the field in organizing breakthrough campus initiatives, hosting speakers that captured the attention of their campuses, and fought vigilantly for free speech. To recognize the work of our dedicated YAF chapters, the YAF […]
Chewbacca Mom Outrage Shows Need for Conservatives to Push Back on Campus
“Chewbacca Mom” Candace Payne recently received full tuition from Southeastern University for her and her family in reaction to a viral video of her trying on a Chewbacca mask. Now, some on Twitter are insinuating that this internet celebrity achieved her success simply due to the color of her skin, not the content of her […]
Washington State to Teach Kindergartners “Many Ways to Express Gender”
Washington State to Teach Kindergartners “Many Ways to Express Gender” For most people, kindergarten is a time to learn how to count up to a hundred and spell your name. A recent addition to the Washington State Learning Standards for Health and Physical Education, however, is encouraging educators to teach the state’s youngest students about more than their ABC’s, providing new guidelines […]
SURPRISE: Gender Studies Departments Ignore Men
It’s no secret that college campuses bend over backwards to prove their commitment to “equality” and “diversity,” but when it comes to course selections at our nation’s top universities, America’s gender studies departments come off looking pretty hypocritical. It turns out the leftists in academia who love to preach equality are only interested in studying women’s issues. […]
KEENE: “Love for freedom is in the DNA of American people”
David Keene, Opinion Editor of The Washington Times and National Rifle Association president from 2011 to 2013, was a prominent Young Americans for Freedom activist in the 1960’s. Keene served as YAF’s national chairman as well as the chapter chairman at the University of Wisconsin. In an interview with The New Guard at Young America’s Foundation headquarters, Keene […]
President Reagan’s Powerful Words on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day
Today we remember and celebrate the 72nd anniversary of D-Day, when allied forces stormed Omaha beach in Normandy, France. This signaled the beginning of the end of WWII in Europe, but 209,000 allied troops were killed that day. We remember their sacrifice, and celebrate what they achieved. On the 40th anniversary of this sacred day, […]
Bezos: Protect “Ugly Speech”
“Beautiful Speech” Doesn’t Need Protection This week, Amazon founder and owner of The Washington Post, Jeff Bezos, had something rather refreshing to say about the right to free speech. “The most important thing to remember is that beautiful speech doesn’t need protection. It’s ugly speech that needs protection,” said Bezos. “Somebody is going to write something very […]
