Commentary - America's Future

By Christopher Lloyd Goffos • May 26,2021 Career Advice, Culture

The Biggest Lie You’ll Hear in a Commencement Speech

Another graduation season has come and gone. Thankfully, we have 11 long months between us and the next series of dreadful commencement speeches. This is good news for those who...

By D.K. Williams • May 24,2021 Culture

Government Oppression in The Marvel Cinematic Universe

Pop culture is more important than public school. At least when it comes to molding the next generation of policymakers. Young people might not want to discuss the subtlety and...

By David Collins • May 24,2021

Homeschooling for a Freer and More Virtuous World

Homeschooling, while not a panacea for all societal ills, is one way our country can reclaim its roots. A couple reasons come to mind: students receive a diversity of educational...

By AF Editors • May 21,2021 AF Community

Reads of the Week: Election Reform Issues, Tibetan Oppression, and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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 Ashley Keimach • May 21,2021 Career Advice

Hope for New Grads to Find a Job During a Pandemic

So you graduated college, in the middle of a pandemic. The pressure is immense. Most recent graduates in “normal” circumstances face indecision about their careers, anxiety about their ability to...

By Brittany Hunter • May 20,2021

Critical Race Theory in Schools is an Attack on Individualism

The Biden Administration is dangling millions of tax dollars in front of public schools on the condition that they implement critical race theory–along with elements of the New York Time’s...