America's Future Foundation

Career Case Study: Chris Moody

AFF Editors 11 September 2015 AFF, Careers, Cato, cnn, economics, liberty, networking, Public Policy, the daily caller, yahoo!, young professionals

As I like to tell people who are interested in coming to Washington to work for the first time, I showed up here fresh out of college with two suitcases,

Policy Career Case Study: Francisco Gonzalez

AFF Editors 07 September 2015 AFF, Careers, Development, economics, fee, james madison institute, liberty, Public Policy, young professionals

It’s really hard to write about “a day in the life” that deals with my job as director of development of the James Madison Institute (JMI). My tasks vary from

Career Perspective: Being a Policy Generalist Part 3

AFF Editors 25 August 2015 AFF, Careers, economics, liberty, policy analyst, Public Policy, young professionals

Part 1 and Part 2. Insight 4: Generalists make better leaders. It goes without saying that every leader must possess a broad vision that inspires and captivates others. In short, every

Career Perspective: Being a Policy Generalist Part 2

AFF Editors 17 August 2015 AFF, Careers, economics, liberty, policy analyst, Public Policy, young professionals

Part 1. Insight 2: I love to learn. I would wager most policy analysts or researchers love to learn. At bottom, a policy analyst is a problem-solver, and solving new

Staff Profile: Matt Hartill

AFF Editors 05 August 2015 AFF, Careers, liberty, Public Policy, young professionals

Tell us a little about your background. This past May I graduated from the College of William & Mary with a Bachelor’s Degree in Government. I spent the bulk of

Career Perspective: Being a Policy Generalist

AFF Editors 05 August 2015 AFF, Careers, economics, liberty, policy analyst, Public Policy, young professionals

If you are wrestling over whether to specialize in any one field, as opposed to being a policy generalist, chances are you have already answered this question for yourself and

Policy Career Case Study: Lawrence W. Reed

AFF Editors 29 July 2015 AFF, Careers, economics, fee, foundation for economic education, liberty, Public Policy, young professionals

I came from a nonpolitical, working class family. My father quietly voted Republican, and my mother didn’t vote at all. When Dad wanted to take my sister and me on

Do I Need An Advanced Degree? Part 2: Ph.D and J.D.

AFF Editors 21 July 2015 AFF, economics, Graduate School, Law School, liberty, Public Policy, young professionals

There is no simple way to determine what level and type of degree is best for you and your budding policy career. Don’t fret; you don’t have to have the

Policy Career Case Study: James M. Hohman

AFF Editors 08 July 2015 AFF, Careers, economics, liberty, policy analyst, Public Policy, young professionals

Being a policy analyst is an adventure and every day brings new challenges. One day you’re tracking down companies that received state assistance and the next you’re calling to check

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