Moving Forward With Young Voices

2024 June 25 Moving Forward with Young Voices

The YIMBY movement is gaining traction as a movement for everyone. Luca Gattoni-Celli says the YIMBY movement is for conservatives too. 
 
The U.S. government is getting mixed messages from Latin America these days. Eloy Vera explains how Argentina and Brazil are simultaneously new allies and illiberal weeds in America's backyard.
 
Among the numerous dynamics driving younger voters to the polls this year are the lessons and wreckage from the pandemic response. Sam Raus says the ghost of COVID past looms over Gen Z voters. 
 
A $13 million aquatic center probably sounds tempting, given the current hot spell across the U.S. But Jacob Lane says, for Danville, IL, it represents money down the drain.
 
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2024 June 18 Moving Forward with Young Voices

DEI has become a fixture in American life over the past 4 years. Isaac Willour wonders about the fate of the racially furious.
 
Should taxpayers be required to foot the bill for transgender procedures? Andrea Hitt says transgender patients deserve compassionate care but surgery doesn't cut it.
 
New Yorkers might be forgiven for being apprehensive about a series of shocking subway crimes. Nathalie Voit explains how improving safety in NYC requires new civil commitment policies.
 
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2024 June 11 Moving Forward with Young Voices

Immigration has long been a hot button issue and a political football. Hunter Thomas says, there's a consensus on immigration, if only our leaders could also agree. 
 
Among the various controversies dogging former president Donald Trump, the claim of presidential immunity has been particularly notable. Sam Underhill explains why we don't need to treat our president like a king.
 
One of the big questions that attends the possibility of Trump being re-elected is what his policy toward China will be. Jordan McGillis says that depends upon whose advice Trump will lean.
 
Our national parks are sometimes considered "America's best idea." Madison Yablonski warns that we might be loving our national parks a bit too much.
 
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2024 June 4 Moving Forward with Young Voices

When politicians spend other people's money, we're expected to treat such expenditures as a kind of blessing bestowed upon us by the political class. Susannah Barnes says those government spending sprees hurt more than they help.
 
The pushback against the Electoral College has been growing for many years. Jacob Posik explains why the state of Maine made a huge mistake in adopting the Popular Vote Compact.
 
Young Voices contributors make waves in a number of different ways. Frances Floresca joins us to talk about her opportunities as a mother and school choice advocate running for Miss USA.
 
Argentinian president Javier Milei is on a lot of people's radar screens these days. Augustina Vergara Cid explains how Melei is either Argentina's liberator or a libertarian paradox.
 
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2024 May 28 Moving Forward with Young Voices

School choice is slowly but surely gaining traction across America as parents organize to seek out competitive education alternatives for their kids. Alexander Salter breaks down the ways to escape the parent trap of public school funding.
If you were asked to name some things needed to improve public schools for students, a ban on cell phones and vaping in class likely wouldn't be your first thoughts. Daniel Dorman has a great take on what would actually improve public schools.
 
ESG activists in the corporate sphere aren't exactly shy about operating independently of reality. Isaac Willour points out that the current ESG divestment pushes aren't just aimed at Israel, they're coming after America too.

2024 May 21 Moving Forward with Young Voices

The European Union isn't shy about exercising a great deal of regulatory control of technology companies. Sam Raus says let's not mimic the EU's tech tyranny in the U.S.
 
Part of having a vibrant and growing economy means having access to reliable, affordable power. Jordan McGillis says Taiwan's president-elect Lai needs to rethink his nuclear shutdown plan.
 
After the 2020 election, some conservatives have serious misgivings about mail-in ballots. Samuel Underhill explains why there's no need to fear them.
 
Many colleges and universities have cancelled or greatly scaled back their graduation ceremonies due to ongoing campus protests. David Mendoza describes how colleges became incubators for antisemitism.
 
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2024 May 14 Moving Forward with Young Voices

The Chicago Transit Authority has had its challenges. Mickey Horstman says the key to CTA's recovery is boosting business, not taxes.
 
So much of the protesting taking place on college and university campuses in America is based in a sense of perpetual victimhood. Lexi Boccuzzi says we could learn something about avoiding a victim mindset from our Jewish peers.
 
The hardcore antisemitism that has plagued so many institutions of higher learning isn't being driven by students alone. James Erwin says don't let faculty off the hook for campus antisemitism.
 
Indiana's General Assembly has passed a law allowing universities to revoke tenure from professors who don't promote intellectual diversity. Jacob Lane warns that this law could turn classrooms into free speech minefields.
 
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2024 May 7 Moving Forward with Young Voices

Is it anti-semetic to believe that Jesus was the King of Kings? Tyler Cochran explains how the kingship of Christ is a historical reality, not a political prop. 
 
Is student loan forgiveness helping or hurting students? Daniel Elmore says it's a bandaid that doesn't solve the underlying problem.
 
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is making some waves as a potential presidential candidate but some of his ideas aren't so great. Ezra Wyrick warns against falling for RFK Jr.'s home loan scheme.
 
Net neutrality rules were intended to put vast regulatory power over the internet into the hands of the FCC. Donald Kimball explains why these rules are still a bad idea.

2024 Apr 30 Moving Forward with Young Voices

Bicycles are back in fashion but the number of bike-related fatalities is climbing. Jacob Fox explains why cities need safer standards for bike lanes.
 
Radio may seem like the medium of yesteryear but it still plays a crucial role in the digital world. Aviv Nathanael Phipps says America is making a crucial bet on spectrum supremacy.
 
Some of the most unexpected opposition to the school choice movement is coming from conservative ranks. Cait Dexter dispels the notion that school choice is a left-wing Trojan horse.
 
The European Commission has recently chosen to block Amazon's acquisition of iRobot. Martyna Smółka says this is a glaring misstep which could undermine progress in technological innovation.
 
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2024 April 23 Moving Forward with Young Voices

It's fascinating how many companies have adopted woke messaging, even at the expense of their long standing brands. Evan Cecchini explains how conservatives can win the corporate culture war.
 
Concern over the climate has prompted a lot of changes throughout the world but some go too far. Jacob Posik says climate action is causing more harm than good for Mainers.
 
Politicians are far more concerned with intentions than they are with results. Brett Patrick has a great example regarding vaping and how bans don't work.
 
'Green road work' in Canada is providing a timely warning about how green policies can jeopardize economic and societal needs. Lucy Gay says beware of economic potholes on the road to sustainability.
 
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