Commentary - America's Future

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...

By Krista Mitchell • Jun 25,2021 Communication, Culture

Conversations Need More Positivity: How to Bring the Other Side to the Table

There’s a disturbing trend among Americans these days: we don’t feel like we can talk to each other. Folks feel more polarized than ever with little optimism for change in...

By Cooper Conway • Jun 24,2021 Leadership

Summer Learning Doesn’t Have to Take Place in School

It goes without saying that the pandemic put K-12 students through the wringer. While some succeeded with online learning, others struggled with varying degrees of learning loss from the pandemic...

By Brittany Hunter • Jun 23,2021 Limited Government, Markets & Free Enterprise

What The Chicken Sandwich Wars Teach Us About The Free Market

Brand wars are fascinating manifestations of the free market in action. From Nintendo v. Sony Playstation to Netflix v. Blockbuster, brand wars show us how consumers benefit when companies fight...

By David Collins • Jun 23,2021 Culture, Policy

Schools Should Promote Curiosity, Not Indoctrination

Walt Whitman once said, “Be curious, not judgmental.” Echoing this, Jason Sudeikis, the star coach of the fictional Apple TV show Ted Lasso, powerfully said, “If they were curious, they...