Commentary - America's Future

By Daniel Huizinga • Jun 07,2021 Career Advice, Leadership

Mastering Your Finances in Grad School

Several years ago, a friend showed me a detailed Excel model he built to evaluate whether he should attend graduate school. He had built several scenarios comparing the costs/benefits of...

By Connor O'Keeffe • Jun 07,2021 Policy

America’s Apathy Towards Foreign Policy Is A Luxury

With oceans on both sides and allies to the North and South, the United States enjoys a historically low threat of invasion. Not only are our borders militarily secure, but...

By AF Editors • Jun 04,2021 Professional Development

Reads of the Week: Pandemic Healthcare Changes, Electric Vehicle Subsidies, and Privacy in the Tax System

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 John Sweeney • Jun 03,2021

Conservative Christians Need to Stop Worshipping Politics

Banned books, canceled actors, and tech companies behaving like shadow governments, conservatives have much to be concerned about, but too often we let our concern give way to hopelessness. This...

By Kat Murti • Jun 02,2021 Culture, Policy

Free the Pill To Unshackle More Healthcare

Since the first oral contraceptive pill was approved for use in the United States in 1960, American women have relied on hormonal birth control—not just as one of the most...

By Jack Langley • Jun 02,2021 Policy

Land of Confusion: Why Divisive Foreign Policy Takes are Bad for Americans at Home

As Israel and Palestine reach a ceasefire after 11 days of bloody conflict, top U.S. leaders fail to provide a definitive stance concerning the military strikes by both our long-term...