Commentary - America's Future

By Roger Pilon • Feb 27,2017 Career Advice

Considering Law School? Read This Advice First.

AF is pleased to re-publish this updated advice, which first appeared here in 2012. College undergraduates and young people working in Washington policy positions, on the Hill, in think tanks,...

By AF Editors • Feb 24,2017 Professional Development

Webinar: Top 12 Mistakes Young Professionals Make

Join us for this co-sponsored event with America’s Future and State Policy Network featuring Claire Kittle Dixon, Executive Director at Talent Market on “The Top 12 Mistakes Young Professionals Make”....

By Chad Thevenot • Feb 24,2017 Career Advice, Professional Development

How to Get Ahead on Your Career Path

You’re on your ideal career path, but how can you earn more responsibility and more money? Back in 2000, I was working at a small non-profit organization focused on drug...

By Roger Custer • Feb 15,2017 Communication, Professional Development

How to Write Good*

If you’re like me, you read that headline and thought “That’s a mistake and should say well instead of good!” You are correct, but many young professionals might miss that...

By Peter Redpath • Feb 13,2017 Professional Development

Redpath on Networking, Part 1: How to Get Started

Networking. It’s such a dirty word. And with good reason—a lot of people are doing it the wrong way! I first learned how networking isn’t done during my first day...

By Roger Custer • Feb 09,2017 AF Community, Communication

The Return of DoubleThink!

The war of ideas is at a fever pitch in this country, and AF’s young leaders are not content to remain on the sidelines. Doublethink has been a staple here at...