Commentary - America's Future

By Richard Lorenc • Nov 26,2013

Special Assignment from the Foundation for Economic Education

For many, a mentor or a book opened their minds to the possibilities of a free society. For others, an affinity toward liberty happened through experience. As I discovered during...

By Emma Elliott Freire • Nov 26,2013

Authors Need To Learn About Their Topic BEFORE Publishing A Book

Long commutes make us miserable. That shouldn’t surprise anyone. A city can actually make us happy. That may be a bit harder to believe, but it’s the central tenet of...

By Jordan Pic • Nov 22,2013

Profiles in Liberty: Romina Boccia

Romina Boccia is the Grover M. Hermann Fellow in Federal Budgetary Affairs at the Heritage Foundation. An advocate for fiscal reform in the United States as well as a native of...

By Joseph Hammond • Nov 22,2013

Underwater Oil Reserves Create Foreign Policy Hotspots

Today, many of the world’s likely flashpoints for conventional conflict lie under water. Such disputes have prompted states to stake their claim with methods ranging from tragic (China has refused...

By Julie Ershadi • Nov 20,2013

Iran Eases Dress Code For Women — A Little

Following through on a campaign promise, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani announced last week a loosening of one of the Islamic Republic’s most visible and most notorious assaults on personal freedom:...

By AF Editors • Nov 20,2013

“Going Above and Beyond” Is Not Just a Cliche

You’ve probably received the advice to “go above and beyond” or to “think outside the box” before. What does this practically mean for a student or new graduate in a...