Commentary - America's Future

By Kelvey Vander Hart • Jul 29,2021 Culture

Only Common Sense Solutions Can Prevent Forest Fires

Fire season is already picking up heat. And it typically blazes from late Spring to early Fall. California, for example, has already witnessed thousands of acres burn – the Dixie...

By D.K. Williams • Jul 28,2021

“¡Patria y vida!” for Cuba

“¡Patria y vida!” is the rallying cry of Cubans protesting 60 years of communist oppression. It means “homeland and life” and is an explicit repudiation of Fidel Castro’s pro-communist slogan,...

By Caleb Lester • Jul 26,2021 Culture, Leadership

The Fight to End Conversion Therapy in the United States

For decades, the world of conversion therapy has been hidden from view and hushed in church circles all around the world (or praised, depending on your congregation or where you...

By David Collins • Jul 26,2021 Limited Government, Policy

Free-Thinking Students Should Embrace Classical Literature to Become More Human

What does The Bible, The Iliad, Meditations, Hamlet, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Crime and Punishment, and Animal Farm have in common? They all fall under the umbrella of classical literature....

By AF Editors • Jul 23,2021 AF Community

Reads of the Week: Qualified Immunity, Chinese Expansion, and America’s Middle East Presence

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 Ericka Andersen • Jul 23,2021 Policy

Why Participating in a Protest is Important to Freedom

With everything posted online these days, it’s possible to accidentally be spotted in a photo or video at any event you attend. There are repercussions from this expository form of...