Commentary - America's Future

By Matt Hampton • Sep 03,2021 Career Advice, Professional Development

Need a Change? Lessons on Switching Career Fields

Just as it requires energy to knock an object off of its trajectory, the same holds true when it comes to your career. Changing fields requires work and will come...

By Ericka Andersen • Sep 02,2021 Limited Government, Policy

5 Ways the U.S. Is Stepping Toward Communism

Some balk at the idea that modern day America is creeping towards Communism — but there are quite a few disturbing trends that shouldn’t be ignored. In his book, “Live...

By Meg Tuszynski • Sep 01,2021 Limited Government, Policy

Markets and the Environment: Friends or Foes?

Discussions surrounding how to stave off the most damaging effects of climate change are reaching a fever pitch. Often, markets that operate without environmental checks and balances are blamed for...

By Caitlin Gilligan • Aug 31,2021 Limited Government, Policy

Spending is (Still) Not the Solution

Nowadays it seems that politicians default to spending taxpayer’s money as their only way of “doing something”— but what about fixing all of the things that are broken? It’s no...

By Carolyn Bolton • Aug 30,2021 AF Community, Culture

Why Middle Class Americans Aren’t Giving to Charity

Fewer middle and low income Americans are donating their hard-earned dollars to charity compared to wealthier Americans, a concerning trend that should serve as a wake-up call to established philanthropists,...

By AF Editors • Aug 27,2021 AF Community, Professional Development

Reads of the Week: America’s Rail Network, School Choice, and Sales Tax Holiday

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...