Commentary - America's Future

By Joe Coletti • Feb 06,2013 Policy

What is the Role of a Policy Analyst?

The policy analyst makes a think tank a think tank. Without the analyst, the organization could be a 501(c)3 blog, newspaper, event producer, or political group. It would not, however,...

By AF Editors • Feb 05,2013

John Roberts Weakened The Individual Mandate

Chief Justice John Roberts pleased many of his detractors by ruling that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional because it is a tax. However, the goal of the ACA –...

By Eric Alston and Isaac Morehouse • Feb 05,2013

Degrees for a Policy Career: Do You Need Law School?

There is no simple way to determine what level and type of degree is best for you and your budding policy career. Don’t fret; you don’t have to have the...

By Elisha Maldonado • Feb 04,2013

Does Turkey Care About Things More Than People?

When it comes to civil liberties, Turkey is the poster child of hypocrisy. For an example — and they abound — one could look to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

By Peter Redpath • Jan 31,2013

The Two Most Underutilized Networking Tools in the Conservative & Libertarian Movement

#1. If you want to learn the conservative/libertarian movement, you have no better friend than www.policyexperts.org. Dubbed as “The Insider Guide to Public Policy Experts and Organizations,” Policy Experts, a tool...

By Jillian Kay Melchior • Jan 31,2013

Will the United States Fight Religious Persecution?

Religious freedom continues to decline around the world, and persecution is on the rise. In September, The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life reported that three-fourths of the global...