Commentary - America's Future

By AF Editors • Jun 22,2021 AF Community, Professional Development

The Art of the Side Hustle

The AF-Capital Hub hosted an event entitled, “Young Entrepreneur’s Guide to the Side Hustle” with guests Stephen Kent, Ashley Keimach, and our very own blog editor Natalie Dowzicky. We asked...

By Sydney Fowler • Jun 21,2021 Limited Government

President Biden’s Housing Plan Could Be the End for the “American Dream”

Coming into office in 2021, Joe Biden promised to implement a variety of policies across many issue areas. The focus of late has been affordable housing. Biden is determined to...

By Monica Moir • Jun 21,2021 Leadership, Policy

Charter School Teachers Set An Example For How To Improve Learning After The Pandemic

Innovative charter schools have been on the education scene since the early 1990’s when the first charter school opened in St. Paul, Minnesota. City Academy, the first charter school, set...

By AF Editors • Jun 18,2021 Professional Development

Reads of the Week: Government Interference in Media, Mental Health in Prisons, and National Anthem Mandates

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 Jacob Bruggeman • Jun 17,2021 Culture

5 Books to Begin Your Education on Race and Crime in America

In the months following George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer, numerous Americans sought to learn about the complicated structures, histories, and politics represented in his death and referenced...

By Matt Hampton • Jun 16,2021 Culture

What ‘Army of the Dead’ Says about Individualism

I will never exempt a movie from criticism by using the euphemism “It was fun”. But I enjoyed Zack Snyder’s latest film, Army of the Dead, despite its many flaws,...