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November 15, 2018
Fellows Look to the Past for Answers to Today’s Problems during Public Policy Retreat in Gettysburg
How can we solve the biggest problems facing our world today? The Fund for American Studies’ Public Policy Fellows searched for answers by examining one of America’s most contentious times in history – the Civil War – during a weekend retreat…November 14, 2018
Barbara Wainscott Makes Lasting Impact Through Legacy Gift to TFAS
Longtime TFAS supporter Barbara Simmons Wainscott passed away on April 13, 2018. Her legacy continues through a generous bequest to TFAS. Mrs. Wainscott, 71, was a graduate of Mary Baldwin University. After college she worked in the Nixon White House and…October 29, 2018
TFAS alumni discuss “Philanthropy and Liberty” at Curriculum of Liberty Seminar
Twelve outstanding alumni of The Fund for American Studies’ (TFAS) programs came together to discuss the history, purpose and future of philanthropy during a Curriculum of Liberty Seminar. The three-day conference, entitled “Philanthropy and Liberty,”…October 16, 2018
25th Annual Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship Awards Dinner Gives Hope for Future of Journalism
“Encouraging,” “inspirational,” “giving hope for the future” – these were the words ringing throughout the Metropolitan Club of New York as we concluded the 25th Annual Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship Awards Dinner on Sept. 27, 2018. WATCH…October 8, 2018
TFAS Alumni and Supporters Converge to Celebrate Liberty and Leadership at 2018 Annual Conference in New Orleans
“We are winning. Our ideas are winning throughout the world!,” exclaimed Johan Norberg, 2018 Walter Judd Freedom Award recipient and the concluding speaker at the TFAS 2018 Annual Conference in New Orleans. More than 120 TFAS alumni, supporters and…October 3, 2018
TFAS Announces 2018-19 Public Policy Fellows
The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) welcomed the 2018-19 recipients of the Public Policy Fellowship (PPF) during a reception in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 12. The gathering connected this year’s class with past fellowship participants and the larger…September 26, 2018
TFAS to Announce First Joseph Rago Fellowship Recipient at 25th Annual Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship Awards Dinner
This Thursday, Sept. 27, The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) will announce the first recipient of a Fellowship honoring the late Wall Street Journal editorial writer Joseph Rago at the 25th Annual Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship Awards Dinner. Elliot Kaufman…September 17, 2018
The Constitution and the iPhone Go Hand In Hand, and Both Deserve Our Appreciation
This article originally appeared on FEE.org. When I speak to students who participate in my organization’s educational programs, I like to tell them about the two objects I always carry in the pocket of my suit jacket. They are among the most powerful items…August 29, 2018
Study of Freedom Unites 100 Young Leaders in Prague
In 1993, TFAS established its first international program, bringing the ideas of economic liberty and free societies to the young people of Europe who had grown up behind the Iron Curtain. Now a quarter century later, TFAS continues to bring these important…