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By Hallie Drew • Jul 17,2019 AF Community

Weekly Writers Round-Up: Leaving Afghanistan, a Back-Firing Vape Ban, and a New Approach to the Student Loan Crisis

Each week, we’ll be featuring opinion pieces from the alumni and current participants of AF’s Writing Fellows Program. A few highlights from the past week are below. For more information...

By John Dale Grover • Jul 16,2019 Career Advice

How to Survive and Find Your Policy Niche in DC

Don’t give up! It took me four years to really break into my preferred policy field, but that doesn’t have to be the case for everyone. It is possible to...

By Kristine Goffos • Jul 15,2019 Culture

How to Look for an Apartment in a New City

Whether you’ve just graduated and are looking for a place in your new town, you’re relocating for work, or you just want a change of scenery, apartment hunting in a...

By Esther Bardo • Jul 12,2019 Policy

Limited Options

During the 2000 presidential race a neighboring farmer down the road from my parents dug out a Perot for President yard sign and staked it at the end of his...

By Hallie Drew • Jul 10,2019 AF Community

Weekly Writers Round-Up: School Choice in DC, Infrastructure and the Election, and the Bright Side of North Korean Diplomacy

Each week, we’ll be featuring opinion pieces from the alumni and current participants of AF’s Writing Fellows Program. A few highlights from the past week are below. For more information...

By Brian Nichols • Jul 09,2019 Policy

Defending Public Sector Employees

Labor unions are supposed to protect and benefit workers. But what happens when workers are actually harmed by unions? The Fairness Center is a nonprofit public interest law firm offering...