Commentary - America's Future

By Zachary Graves • Feb 14,2012

Happy Valentine’s Day, Frederick Douglass

Famed orator, abolitionist, and author Frederick Douglass was one of history’s greatest champions of liberty. Born a slave, Douglass didn’t know his actual birthday, but chose February 14th, St. Valentine’s Day,...

By AF Editors • Feb 14,2012

The Myth of Britain’s “Managed Decline”

American declinists are wrong to see the unraveling of the British Empire as a roadmap for a “soft landing.” The stubborn idea of American decline is a complicated animal....

By Jake Horowitz • Feb 14,2012

Start Your Journalism Career at PolicyMic

Have you ever wanted to publish an op-ed in the New York Times, Huffington Post, or Wall Street Journal? Becoming the next Tom Friedman or David Brooks is definitely an art...

By AF Editors • Feb 14,2012

A Free Market Valentine’s Day

Do you want to impress your Valentine with some econ knowledge? LearnLiberty’s brand new video featuring Prof. Chris Coyne explains three important economic concepts as they relate to today’s holiday.

By AF Editors • Feb 14,2012 Career Advice, Professional Development

Work Your Way to the Top: Be Knowledgeable, Not Just Opinionated

Become a knowledgeable person, rather than merely an opinionated person. If you know something, rather than merely opine a lot, people will come to you for your opinion. And here’s...

By AF Editors • Feb 08,2012

In Praise of the Bow Tie

I wear bow ties because it’s a hell of a lot harder to spill food on them than it is neckties. That’s not exactly why I wear them, but it’s...