Commentary - America's Future

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...

By Clark Neily • Apr 23,2012

Judicial engagement is not judicial activism

The case for tarring as “activists” justices who question the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act is even less persuasive than the administration’s floundering attempts to square the law with...

By AF Editors • Apr 23,2012

Professional Mentors Needed

As the summer approaches, The Fund for American Studies is preparing for over 450 students to attend five academic internship programs in Washington, D.C. They are looking for volunteers to...