Commentary - America's Future

By James Gwartney • Jan 23,2013

Economic Thinking About Health Care

For anyone seeking to affect or even evaluate public policy options, economic thinking is crucial. It helps us to avoid some of the worst, and yet most common, errors in...

By J.J. Summerell • Jan 22,2013

A History of Single Payer Health Care in the United States

Since the early part of the twentieth-century various organizations and politicians have tried to pursue legislation for a single-payer health care system in the United States. The private market has...

By AF Editors • Jan 22,2013

New York Chapter Debates Software Patents

On January 17, 2013, at Hack Manhattan, America’s Future Foundation – New York City was proud to present a discussion regarding software patents. The question was whether patents for software...

By Eric Alston and Isaac Morehouse • Jan 22,2013

Degrees for a Policy Career: Do You Need a Master’s?

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 John Elliott • Jan 21,2013

What is the Future of Journalism?

If you are a conservative or a libertarian, then you might think you have no future in journalism. The left of center bias of the mainstream media represents an obvious...

By Peter Redpath • Jan 18,2013

The Most Effective Networking Tool for Job Seekers

The single most effective networking technique you can use is to keep your network informed about what you’re interested in! And for job hunters, there is one trick I absolutely...