Commentary - America's Future

By Kathryn Shelton • Nov 11,2013

AF Atlanta: Was 1913 the Worst Year Ever?

On October 22nd, AF Atlanta hosted Carl Oberg, Chief Operating Officer at the The Foundation for Economic Education, for a presentation entitled “1913: Not Just The Fed and Income Tax.” Carl...

By Joseph Hammond • Nov 08,2013

Fact-Checking A Bumper Sticker

Political activists love slogans that can fit on a bumper sticker. Case in point, the gun rights slogan declaring that “free men own guns, slaves don’t.” While this would seem...

By Daisy Letendre • Nov 07,2013

Congress on the Shutdown: “What, Us Learn?”

Congress on the Shutdown: “What, Us Learn?” On October 4th, Rasmussen Reports released poll results of 1,000 likely voters. Participants were asked to rate congressional performance. With almost seventy (70%)...

By AF Editors • Nov 06,2013

Mythbusting Obamacare

Obamacare is the largest and most controversial piece of legislation in a generation. As implementation continues to stumble, it is appropriate to reflect on why the majority of Americans and...

By Kathryn Shelton • Nov 06,2013

AF Pittsburgh: How D.C. Turns Good People Into Bad Congressmen

AF Pittsburgh welcomed Congressman Keith Rothfus (R-PA) on October 17 to discuss the pressures that principled representatives face in Washington, D.C. Rep. Rothfus shared a play-by-play of the government shutdown...

By AF Editors • Nov 05,2013

Obamacare’s Halloween hangover

The party’s over for Obamacare. October’s news cycle was brutal for the controversial law, as Americans witnessed the botched rollout of benefit exchanges and millions of private plan cancellations. It’s...