Commentary - America's Future

By AF Editors • Apr 30,2012

D.C. hurts its poorest citizens through regulations

Columbia Heights, my Washington, D.C., neighborhood, has seen a boom in growth over the last few years. New condos and apartments attracted a younger, upwardly mobile populace which has in...

By Joanna Robinson • Apr 30,2012 Career Advice

Learn by Doing, Not in Class

Most DC young professionals are here for a few years as a temporary post between college and graduate school. Unfortunately, higher education is increasingly less valuable (because so many people...

By AF Editors • Apr 27,2012 Career Advice

Distinguish Yourself: Stop, Drop, and Proofread

In our youth, we were taught to “stop, drop, and roll” for fire safety. I remember going outside and practicing in elementary school – maybe you do too. As a...

By Reid Smith • Apr 26,2012

What’s with Rubio’s pro-war, anti-Tea Party apostasy?

And I disagree with voices in my own party who argue we should not engage at all. Who warn we should heed the words of John Quincy Adams not to...

By Diana Lopez • Apr 25,2012

Obama’s double standard on privacy, citizen security, and surveillance

On Monday, President Obama announced that the U.S. will allow sanctions on foreign nationals using technology to commit human rights abuses. Obama gave the speech at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial...

By AF Editors • Apr 24,2012

The long-held, popular myth of D.C.’s toxic environment

photo by Matti Mattila on Flickr D.C. is so bad that talented writers who have spent their career in the Imperial City have to make things up to fully flesh...