Commentary - America's Future

By AF Editors • Oct 01,2013

Throwing Money At The One Percent

Tesla has outperformed expectations and speculators remain bullish. A luxury electric car has come to market with premium ascetics and a practical range of over 200 miles. TSLA had an...

By Kathryn Shelton • Oct 01,2013

Are America’s Best Days Yet to Come?

AFF-Chicago packed Ontourage on September 11 for a discussion of James Bennett and Michael Lotus’ new book, America 3.0: Rebooting American Prosperity in the 21st Century – Why America’s Greatest Days Are Yet...

By AF Editors • Sep 30,2013

Um, So, You Know…A Column

Um, so, you know, um, I think…um, yes, this is a professional advice column about how you can distinguish yourself by speaking more clearly without using filler words. Most people,...

By Emma Elliott Freire • Sep 28,2013

UK Forgets There’s No Such Thing As A Free Lunch

Starting next year, UK state schools will offer free hot lunches to all students in their first three years of formal education. The lunches will be available to students ages...

By Stephanie Rugolo • Sep 26,2013

Conservatives Should Resist The Pull Of Soft Paternalism

Conservatives usually abhor any sort of government-sponsored paternalism. Some conservatives have recently advocated for a more mild form of paternalism, called soft paternalism. They argue that since the government apparatus...

By Lori Sanders • Sep 26,2013

The Farm Bill: Best If Used By Sept. 30

Lost in the noise regarding the impending government shutdown is a separate deadline Congress faces on Sept. 30 – the expiration of the farm bill. While there’s been incredibly heated...