Commentary - America's Future

By Jarrett Skorup • Apr 16,2013

Subsidies For Big Hollywood Hurt Middle Class

Along with 43 other states, Michigan offers a government incentive program for movie producers. The Great Lakes State has one of the nation’s most generous programs – subsidizing up to...

By AF Editors • Apr 16,2013

After the Welfare State: AF-Chicago Welcomes Tom G. Palmer

The welfare state is bankrupt. It’s not just the ballooning government debt. It’s the unfunded liabilities – trillions and trillions and trillions of dollars. It’s the crumbling currencies of governments...

By Elisha Maldonado • Apr 12,2013

In Turkey, If You Can’t Say Something Nice, You Can’t Say Anything At All

Children are the future of a society, but in Turkey, that future sits in a jail cell. At least that’s what happens to kids attempting to exercise the basic right...

By AF Editors • Apr 10,2013 Career Advice

Consider a Communications Career

In 1996, a little-known lawsuit was working its way through the New Jersey courts. It caught the attention of a relatively new libertarian public interest law firm called the Institute...

By AF Editors • Apr 09,2013

Technological Advances Could Turn Gun Lovers Into Gun Makers

Second Amendment advocates learned of two new reasons for optimism last month. First, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., effectively killed the assault weapons ban proposed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein,...

By Christine Hall • Apr 09,2013

Commentary On Tourist Season

Once again, tourist season is at our throats. Over the next few months, tourists will swarm Washington, D.C. and other scenic destinations worldwide. From a fashion perspective, this is a...