YAF

YAF files lawsuit against UCLA for disallowing pro-Israel speaker

In May, YAF attempted to host Robert Spencer for a talk entitled 'Everything You Know About Palestine Is Wrong.'

By Patrick McDonald '26
Oct 11, 2024

Banner vandalized at University of Iowa for YAF event led by Oct. 7 speaker

A banner set up by the University of Iowa’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) was allegedly vandalized w…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Oct 3, 2024

‘UNHINGED,’ ‘MALICIOUS’: Vandal leaves dog excrement on 9/11 display at Gettysburg College

A vandal at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania recently left a bag of dog excrement near the middle of an American …

By Brendan McDonald '25
Sep 25, 2024

James Madison University moves 9/11 to ‘remote location’

YAF’s 9/11 Never Forget Project displays 2,977 American flags on campuses to commemorate the nearly 3,000 Americans…

By Elad Vaida
Sep 11, 2024

U of Tampa RA training includes scenario of student feeling 'threatened' by conservative roommate with MAGA flag

The University of Tampa’s Resident Advisor (R.A.) training featured a hypothetical scenario in which a student comp…

By Brendan McDonald '25
Aug 21, 2024

CA community college pays $330k in settlement with conservative students

Clovis Community College will be paying out $330,000 as part of a settlement for seemingly restricting conservative…

By Michael Duke '26
Aug 9, 2024

YAF beats UW Madison attempt to cancel Michael Knowles event by charging exorbitant security fees

UW Madison recently asked YAF to pay more than $4,000 for security costs for an event featuring Michael Knowles on …

By Wyatt Eichholz '24
Mar 28, 2024

Threatening legal action, YAF forces UW–La Crosse to remove mandated DEI statements

YAF partnered with two legal groups to challenge a policy that required conservative students forming a chapter to …

By Elaine Gunthorpe '24
Jan 22, 2024

University of Utah faculty demand reinstatement of socialist club that disrupted YAF event

Faculty at the University of Utah are demanding the reinstatement of funding for the student group Mecha de U of U,…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Jan 10, 2024

'F*ck White People': YAF chapter shares video of campus group speaker blaming white people for 'where we are in our world'

The YAF chapter at Utah Valley University took to Instagram to share a clip of a guest speaker for the Center for S…

By Elaine Gunthorpe '24
Nov 27, 2023

Protesters halt detransitioner documentary screening at University of Utah

On Nov. 1, demonstrators were escorted out of the University of Utah’s Marriott Library after disrupting the playin…

By Emily Fowler '24
Nov 14, 2023

Michael Knowles gives 'Science is Fake' lecture

The Young Americans for Freedom at Franciscan University in Ohio hosted Michael Knowles.

By Georgia Lucas '23
Dec 9, 2022

Conservative group calls for an investigation into Matt Walsh flyers being removed from campus

The student responsible claimed to have removed 'at least 40' of the group's posters from bulletin and chalkboards.…

By Kate Anderson
Oct 27, 2022

UPDATE: District court grants request to temporarily halt enforcement of ‘unconstitutional flyer policy'

It was the opinion of the district court that the lawsuit had a “likelihood of success on the merits” based on the …

By Kate Anderson
Oct 18, 2022

Michael Knowles does not count as free speech, students argue

Boston University's student government passed a resolution condemning the Daily Wire host's recent speech at the sc…

By Jesse Hughes '24
May 20, 2022

REPORT: Leftist students angry that Matt Walsh spoke on campus

Daily Wire host Matt Walsh visited the University of Wisconsin-Superior on Apr. 27 to give a speech titled 'The Lef…

By Mckenna Dallmeyer '22
May 16, 2022