Commentary - America's Future

By Ashley Keimach • Jun 30,2021 Culture

Human Flourishing in Challenging Times

When the proper conditions are in place, human beings have the capacity to flourish. Often, it is the flourishing of individuals that causes communities to heal, families to bond ,...

By Ericka Andersen • Jun 30,2021 Professional Development

6 Reasons Non-Traditional Online Courses Are Worth the Investment

Online college courses have been around since the Internet became widely available, but other kinds of classes — those not necessarily taught by professors or for educational credit — have...

By Kelvey Vander Hart • Jun 29,2021 Markets & Free Enterprise

Environmentalists Against the Jones Act

The Jones Act (codified as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920) is a fairly obscure statute. But many market-based policy wonks agree that the protectionist regulation is much more far-reaching...

By D.K. Williams • Jun 28,2021 Markets & Free Enterprise

The Federal Reserve Bank: Setting Prices is So Soviet

Even in this epoch of electronic mail, the University of North Carolina Economics Department periodically sends out an actual paper newsletter in the mail. As an exceptionally indistinguished graduate of...

By Sydney Fowler • Jun 28,2021 Culture, Limited Government

Personal Choice, the COVID-19 Vaccination, and Returning to “Normal”

With the COVID vaccine rolling out, more and more people are receiving the long awaited poke in the arm. In response, normal life is slowly creeping back. And the promise...

By AF Editors • Jun 25,2021

Reads of the Week: Education Spending, Modernizing Regulations, and the Importance of Cultural Symbols

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...