Commentary - America's Future

By Anthony Sanders • Sep 10,2012

Thank The Courts For Protecting Our Free Speech

The wisdom of enforcing the First Amendment against government efforts to squelch speech—even corporate speech—was made real to supporters of same-sex marriage last week. T-Mobile, the cell phone powerhouse, announced...

By Zachary Graves • Sep 09,2012

Majority Rule vs. Individual Rights

One of the themes of the Occupy Wall Street movement was a call for more direct democracy in our political system, shifting power from elected representatives directly to the people. But...

By James Joseph • Sep 06,2012

Ayn Rand’s Paradox

With Paul Ryan’s ascent to the Republican ticket, Ayn Rand returned to contemporary political conversation. Her artistic abilities aside – she has all the weaknesses of Wordsworth’s Romantics with none...

By AF Editors • Sep 06,2012

AF Video: Think Twice About Grad School

“If you’re interested in a graduate program, you should look at a top-50 school. If you can’t get them to fund you, do something else.” Bill Glod from the Institute...

By Leslie Grimard • Sep 05,2012

What Do Women Want?

Is a person’s vote determined by their race and gender? The left often thinks so. It is the norm for liberals to claim the black vote, the Latino vote, and—...

By Matthew Hurtt • Sep 04,2012

Deregulate moonshine

If you take the rural Tennessee back roads that meander east out of my home county of Rutherford and into Cannon County, you’ll soon find yourself at the front gates...