Commentary - America's Future

By AF Editors • Jan 19,2021 Culture, Policy

In the Age of COVID-19, Young Americans Must Step Up. Here’s How.

As many American cities enter another phase of pandemic-triggered lockdowns, businesses that managed to stay afloat after the several months of restrictions imposed nationwide brace for the worst. Unlike the...

By Cindy Cerquitella • Jan 15,2021 Culture, Leadership

Learn it, Live it, Love it: So This Is The New Year Edition

Well, we’re two weeks into the new year, and already we know it will be one for the history books. Covid-19 vaccines are rolling out, albeit slowly, the Democratic Party...

By Josh Evans • Jan 14,2021 Policy

Reads of The Week: Stimulus Checks, Hong Kong Immigration, and Puerto Rican Pharmaceuticals

Each week, we feature 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 of...

By Evelyn H. Gardett • Jan 13,2021 Culture

End User Woes: Beating the Facebook Addiction

In the past six months, I have watched two separate movies about Facebook. The first was The Social Network, about how the site got started. The other was The Social...

By Mia Garza McCord • Jan 12,2021 Culture, Leadership, Liberty

Whose America Is This?

As most reasonable Americans are, I am dismayed, deeply saddened, and pretty darn peeved (this is my nice word) at what transpired on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 in our great...

By Peter Lipsett • Jan 11,2021 Culture, Leadership

Join The 3% Giving Challenge

Perhaps I’m just too finicky, but if I’m going to be successful at a New Year’s goal, I have to start January 1. I have a theory that many other...