Commentary - America's Future

By AF Editors • Sep 04,2012

Roger Custer Featured in Phillips Foundation “Freedom Report”

AF Executive Director Roger Custer is the featured alumnus in the new “Freedom Report” from the Phillips Foundation. The Phillips Foundation and its founder, Thomas L. Phillips, has long been...

By David Will • Sep 03,2012

American judges must keep government in check

The Supreme Court’s upholding of the Affordable Care Act cemented the largest expansion of domestic social policy in a generation. A graver significance of the decision, however, rests in the...

By AF Editors • Aug 30,2012

AF Video: What is a College Degree Really Worth?

Andrew Gillen (American Council of Trustees and Alumni) says universities “are bringing in $15,000 dollars for each student, and they’re only spending $1500 to educate each student”. How does that...

By Cara Valle • Aug 29,2012

You need to read poetry

Poetry, says Plato, has no good place in a well-ordered society. The power it exercises over people can be dangerous, he believes, and the crowd it attracts is often undesirable....

By Cathy Reisenwitz • Aug 29,2012 Career Advice

Writing headlines that get traffic: What I’m learning at Reason magazine

I started at Reason magazine in April, and one of my responsibilities is helping to increase traffic to the site. I recently began evaluating our headlines to see which drive...

By AF Editors • Aug 29,2012

Chicago Event- Autumn Happy Hour with IHS

AFF-Chicago is thrilled to be hosting a “Fall for Liberty” happy hour with the Institute for Humane Studies on Wednesday, September 5th, 5:30 PM at the Kerryman, 661 North Clark...