Commentary - America's Future

By Julia Shaw • Nov 09,2012

A Crisis Conservatives Shouldn’t Waste

Rahm Emanuel famously admonished his party to never let a crisis go to waste. This advice should come in handy for conservatives, since according to Charles R. Kesler’s new book,...

By AF Editors • Nov 09,2012

Distinguish Yourself: Use Time Wisely

In economics, we discuss the allocation of scarce resources. Those discussions generally focus on guns and butter, labor and capital, or other economic-speak but don’t cover our personal resources. You...

By Sarah Allison • Nov 08,2012

Policing for Profit: States Confiscate Retirement Plans

In America, you’re supposed to be considered innocent until being proven guilty, but that is not the case when it comes to civil forfeiture. Quite to the contrary, in fact....

By Liz Hine • Nov 08,2012 Career Advice

A Choice Between Paths: Grad School or Work

The end of your undergraduate education is in sight, and the big question looming ahead is: what next? Do you decide to brave the unknown (and uncertain job market) and...

By Matthew Bandyk • Nov 07,2012

Designated Drivers — A Nascent Industry

For thousands of partygoers, finding a designated driver is a chore—a duty you might pin on one of your buddies, saying his turn has come up. For a few entrepreneurs...

By Kathryn Shelton • Nov 06,2012

Response to ‘Big Government Should Not Redefine Marriage’

Editor’s Note: This is the third column in a Doublethink debate about marriage and government. In the second column, The Heritage Foundation’s Ryan Anderson argued that “Big Government Should Not...