Commentary - America's Future

By Carolyn Bolton • Dec 22,2021 Culture, Leadership

Five Ways to Manage Your Grief This Holiday Season

“Hercules.” It’s the word I pulled during a game of Taboo in 2011, exactly one week before Easter Sunday. I had recently moved to southern California for a journalism fellowship...

By AF Editors • Dec 21,2021 AF Community

12 Days of AF: Texas Hub

Everything is bigger in Texas. From its immense size to its rapidly growing population and its booming economy, it’s not difficult to see why Texas is an attractive place to...

By Meg Tuszynski • Dec 20,2021 Culture, Leadership, Markets & Free Enterprise

In Defense of Cash for Christmas

Ask almost any economist what the perfect Christmas gift is, and he or she will tell you that the answer is cash. Your natural inclination at this point may be...

By AF Editors • Dec 20,2021 AF Community, Leadership

12 Days of AF: Indianapolis Chapter

From the pandemic to rioting in downtown Indianapolis, to the labor shortages, the last two years were full of challenges. Looking back, I’m proud of how the AF-Indianapolis chapter was...

By AF Editors • Dec 17,2021 AF Community, Professional Development

Reads of the Week: Conservative Climate Policy, Deporting Legal Immigrants, and Invasive New Car Regulations

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. Do you dream...

By AF Editors • Dec 17,2021 AF Community

12 Days of AF: Chicago Chapter

Chicago is one of humanity’s greatest free market success stories. Yes, you read that right, and no, I’ve not started hitting the eggnog early. Between 1870 and 1900 it was...