Commentary - America's Future

By Anja Baker • Jun 16,2020 Policy

Why I Broke up with Health Insurance

For someone in their mid-twenties with a mid-level private insurance plan, many would assume the bill following childbirth and delivery would be fairly standard. After a few days in NICU...

By AF Editors • Jun 15,2020 Career Advice

The Case for Keeping Dreams Alive

For as long as I can remember, I have always been fascinated with creating stories. It started when I was a “bossy little girl” playing house with my cousins. “You...

By Peter Lipsett • Jun 15,2020 Leadership

Small Charitable Practices To Cultivate Today

Someone, somewhere gave me a gift I didn’t want: the coronavirus. I’m almost two weeks into dealing with it, and I’m ready for it to shoo away. It’s a lingering,...

By Nic Lott • Jun 11,2020 Culture, Policy

These Are the Times that Try Men’s Souls

“These are the times that try men’s souls,” Thomas Paine once wrote. Today, that statement rings true. America is undergoing a national discussion about race. It is not an easy...

By Josh Evans • Jun 10,2020 AF Community

Weekly Writers Round-Up: Perspectives on Criminal Justice Reform

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 Lyndsey Fifield • Jun 09,2020 Professional Development

The Real Reason You’re Working More Than Ever (And How to Stop)

It’s weird to be told you’re not essential. It’s a humbling and perspective-giving thing to grapple with—but we’re being given a lot of that these days, amirite? If you’re a...