Commentary - America's Future

By Kristina Burroughs • Dec 17,2012

What Do I Want To Be When I Grow Up?

From an early age, well-meaning adults asked you the dreaded question that some people still cannot answer today, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I can...

By Dan Alban • Dec 17,2012

IRS Rule Threatens Tax-Preparing Entrepreneurs

While the media obsesses over the so-called “fiscal cliff” created by the Budget Control Act, another government-imposed fiscal cliff looms at the end of this year: tax-return preparers must begin...

By Elisha Maldonado • Dec 12,2012

Indonesian Democracy Struggles To Fight Persecution Of Religious Minorities

Asking government to involve itself with the individual freedom of religion is the touchy spot Indonesia has found itself in. The struggle seems to be somewhere between combating religious extremists...

By Stefanie Haeffele-Balch • Dec 12,2012

Earn a Fully-Funded MA in Economics at GMU

Are you interested in getting an advanced degree in economics in order to further your career in public policy? The Mercatus MA Fellowship might be the right program for you....

By AF Editors • Dec 12,2012

See you next year!

Our chapters have had a great year and we can’t wait for 2013. Check back here in January for announcements of our next events in Atlanta, Buffalo, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas,...

By AF Editors • Dec 11,2012

The Mythical War On Women

Included among a list of notable figures with demonstrable achievements being considered for TIME’s “Person of the Year” lies an anomaly, a curious aberration. And, no, I’m not talking about...