Commentary - America's Future

By Isaac Morehouse • Jun 23,2014

Learn to Persuade, Not Merely Describe

When I meet young people I like to ask them, “What’s your story?” (It’s more interesting to me than, “What do you do?”, or, “Are you in school”, or, “What...

By Kathryn Shelton • Jun 20,2014

Balls & Bosses: Unions Take on College Sports

On June 9, the Jackson Chapter of AF hosted its second event at the Mississippi Braves Stadium in Pearl, Miss. The event, “Balls & Bosses: Unions Take on College Sports,”...

By Karin Agness • Jun 20,2014

Not Your Mother’s Women’s Studies Course

Is it possible to get a balanced education when it comes to women, history, and policy on college campuses? The 2014 graduation season suggests not—Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s invitation to speak...

By Kathryn Shelton • Jun 19,2014

Hawk or Dove? AF Austin Discusses Foreign Policy Intervention

To intervene or not to intervene … that was the question posed at a spirited debate recently hosted by AFF-Austin in conjunction with the University of Texas’s LBJ School for Public Policy. Dubbed Hawk or Dove:...

By Emma Elliott Freire • Jun 18,2014

Airbnb Disrupts Traditional Hotel Industry, Confounds Lawmakers

Airbnb.com is catching on like wildfire. The site, which allows people to rent overnight accommodation, now has listings in over 34,000 cities in 190 countries. Lawmakers across the globe are...

By Roger Custer • Jun 18,2014

Do Stadium Subsidies Produce Economic Benefits?

America’s Future partnered with the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation for a series of debates called “What’s Best for America’s Future?” This video is from the debate held in Atlanta about...