Learn it, Live it, Love it: The Spring Fever Edition

Learn it:

Netflix has been rolling out some really exciting new content lately; I’m finding it both educational and entertaining. If you haven’t watched it yet, Beyonce’s Homecoming is a feat of human ingenuity. Its sheer scale is stunning, but what I loved most were the background moments where you see the intense hours, the eye for detail and the constant practice over the course of eight months that lead to producing something so beautiful.

Two films I’m excited to check out soon are Brene Brown’s Call to Courage and the new documentary out May 1st,  Knock Down the House, about 4 Democrat women who ran in the 2018 election. Though I don’t agree with their politics, I certainly agree with some of the challenges America faces, and there is a lot to be learned from those who have the courage to stand up and fight to make a change.

Finally, I love what the guys over at Freethink are doing through storytelling, last week was criminal justice week and the issues they raise through individual stories is amazing and so important. If we are to boast with pride about “America, the Free” we need to be bold enough to look at areas where we fall short and work tirelessly to ensure our institutions are built to preserve freedom, not power.

Live it:

From the list above, you’d think I’d be spending all of my time indoors watching TV, but on the contrary! I have every intention of getting out and enjoying the best season to be in Washington, pollen be damned!  

Next weekend is one of my favorite events of the year, The Kingman Island Bluegrass Festival. It’s got great local talent (don’t miss Oh He Dead and Yasmin Williams), a beautiful natural setting and supports nature education programs. Tickets aren’t too pricey, and it’s always a fun time, even if it rains (mud pit anyone?). Maybe I’ll see you by the s’mores pit!

Love it:

This week, the AF team has been reviewing nominations for the 2019 Buckley Awards. It has been amazingly inspiring and gratifying to see the talent and dedication that young people across the country bring to advancing liberty and opportunity for all.

We’ll be celebrating this year’s winners at the AF Gala & Buckley Awards  on May 23, but really, this event is a celebration of all the young people working to make this country a better, freer, more prosperous place. Here’s to you, and thank you!