Commentary - America's Future

By AF Editors • Jun 13,2018 Markets & Free Enterprise, Policy

How Minimum Wage Increases Actually Hurt Those They’re Intended to Help

Comedian Chris Rock played a character in the early 1990s called “Cheap Pete.” Pete would walk around a convenience store and ask how much it would cost to buy a...

By Josh Evans • Jun 11,2018 Policy

The End of the Internet as We Know It?

Today, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) repeal of the net neutrality rules put in place during the Obama administration goes into effect. Activists and political commentators are predicting a digital...

By Janene Schmitz • Jun 05,2018 Culture, Markets & Free Enterprise

Why Does Your Glass of Wine Cost so Much? How Regulation Takes The “Happy” out of Happy Hour.

Have you ever ordered a glass of wine at a bar or restaurant and wondered, “Why does this tiny glass of cabernet cost $8!?” I’m a wine girl, and I’ve...

By Claire Kittle Dixon • May 23,2018 Career Advice

Lessons from Professional Wrestling: 5 Tips to Bodyslam Your Competition During the Hiring Process

Have you ever watched professional wrestling? Yeah, neither have I. But based on the three-second clips I’ve seen over the years, it reminds me of the hiring process. (Without all...

By AF Editors • May 15,2018 Policy

Why You May Need to Pay Union Dues, Even if SCOTUS Says You Don’t

By F. Vincent Vernuccio and Chantal Lovell Government unions and politicians are trying to dodge a Supreme Court decision before it’s even been made, and they’re doing so at the...

By Jon Staab • May 11,2018 Culture

Is the West Committing Suicide? A Review of Jonah Goldberg’s New Book

I believe that, conceptually, we have reached the end of history. We are at the summit, and at this altitude left and right lose most of their meaning. Because when...