Commentary - America's Future

By AF Editors • Apr 18,2014

Minimum Wage Increase Hurts Low-Income Americans

Americans of all political stripes would like to see wage growth, especially among the lowest wage-earners. The difference of opinion, of course, is how to make that happen. Liberals in...

By Kathryn Shelton • Apr 15,2014

Chapter Highlight: New York City and the De Blasio Administration

On March 13, 2014, the New York Chapter of America’s Future Foundation hosted a roundtable to discuss the recently elected New York City mayor, Bill De Blasio and his proposed...

By Emma Elliott Freire • Apr 14,2014

Libertarian Leader Gets A Visit From Brazilian Police

Last month, Juliano Torres heard a knock on the door of his home in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. When he opened, there was an official delivering a summons to appear at...

By Kathryn Shelton • Apr 10,2014

AF Austin and Reason Magazine Premiere America’s Longest War

On January 16th, AF-Austin partnered with Reason Magazine for the Austin premiere of America’s Longest War: A Film about Drug Prohibition, a film produced by Reason. Held at the Alamo Drafthouse,...

By AF Editors • Apr 08,2014

'Equal Pay Day' Is A Fake Holiday

Today, left-leaning feminist organizations have been promoting a faux-holiday, “Equal Pay Day,” which they say illustrates how far into 2014 women must work to catch up with men’s earnings from...

By Kathryn Shelton • Apr 08,2014

AF Dallas Learns about Economics

On Tuesday, April 1st, the Dallas Chapter of America’s Future Foundation welcomed Denise Froning from the Charles Koch Institute to lead a seminar on economics. During the seminar, a group...