Young Voices offers our contributors the opportunity to take a deep-dive on issues that they’re passionate about, aided by resources and mentorship we receive from our partner organizations.
Young Voices currently has three active policy campaigns on school choice, consumer freedom, and technology. Each media hit is the expressed opinion of the author alone (see our Code of Ethics). This page will be updated periodically with relevant media hits.
School Choice
Despite decades of federal interventions and trillions of taxpayer dollars spent, the U.S. is still falling behind the rest of the industrialized world in K-12 education. It doesn’t have to be like this. States and localities have taken charge in giving children new educational opportunities through school choice options (e.g. charter schools, voucher programs, educational savings accounts).
Partner: American Federation for Children
- April 28th — The 74 Million: “With State Budgets in Crisis, Now is the Time to Fix Public School Financing to Make it Fairer and More Effective” by Satya Marar
- April 16th — The Washington Times: “What will happen to education when COVID-19 pandemic is over?” by Christian Barnard
- March 20th — South Florida Sun-Sentinel: “Expanding school choice in Florida is a big win for families” by Satya Marar
- March 14th — Townhall: “Black families demand school choice. Is Joe Biden listening” by Satya Marar
- March 9th — Spectator USA: “Want to save public schools? Embrace school choice” by Satya Marar
- February 21 — Spectator USA: “Bloomberg’s education policies deserve much more scrutiny” by Christian Barnard
- January 31 — The American Conservative: “Yes, school choice is disruptive. That’s the point” by Christian Barnard
- March 20 — South Florida Sun-Sentinel: “Expanding school choice in Florida is a big win for families” by Satya Marar
- March 20 — RealClearPublicAffairs: “Love the smokers in your life: Don’t restrict e-cigarettes” by Chris Medrano
- April 9 — The Washington Examiner: “Coronavirus could finally unleash the innovative promises of 21st century technology” by Casey Given
- April 16 — The Washington Times: “What will happen to education when the COVID-19 pandemic is over?” by Alexandra Hudson
- May 22 — Free the People: “Psychological and educational impact of online learning” with Christian Barnard
- June 4 — The Washington Examiner Magazine: “School teaching, go home” by Alexandra Hudson
Consumer Freedom
Special interests regularly lobby governments to restrict consumer freedom to big business’ benefit with little opposition. Young Voices is aiming to change that by standing up for freedom on issues like vaping and tort reform.
Partners: Altria, Consumer Choice Center, Credit Union National Association
- May 2nd — Townhall: “Mitch McConnell’s tort wisdom provides Americans hope for legal reform” by Christian Watson
- April 30th — The Washington Times: “How vaping restrictions undermine COVID-19 fight” by John Kristof
- April 26th — The Washington Times: “COVID-19 health care workers must be protected from predatory lawyers” by Casey Given
- April 15th — spiked — “No, vapers are not at greater risk of catching COVID-19” by Satya Marar
- April 15h — Orange County Register: “One benefit of tort reform? Less pollution” by Ross Marchand
- April 7th — The Washington Examiner: “Ridiculous Red Bull lawsuit shows how stupid cases clog up court system” by Molly Davis
- May 2nd — Townhall: “Mitch McConnell’s tort wisdom provides Americans hope for legal reform” by Christian Watson
- May 75h — The Detroit News: “Let states lead on COVID-19 liability protections” by Ross Marchand
- May 16th — The National Interest: “Why policymakers are wrong to use the coronavirus crisis to ban vaping” by Jacob Rich
- May 25th — Orange County Register: “Suing Amazon will only feed greedy attorneys — and hurt consumers” by James Czerniawski
- June 15th — Cincinnati Enquirer: “Frivolous lawsuits jeopardize our economic recovery” by Jacob Bruggeman
Technology & Innovation
For three decades, the internet has thrived because of American lawmakers’ light-touch approach to regulation. But recently, Beltway politicians on both the left and right have been seeking to change this winning formula with proposals to regulate Big Tech like a public utility. Young Voices is pushing back.
Partners: AT&T, CTIA, Google
- January 7 — Orange County Register: “The US shouldn’t take a page from California’s Internet Privacy Playbook” by Robert Winterton
- January 9 — Washington Times: “Congress, it’s time to save the free internet” by Robert Winterton
- January 14 — RealClear Public Affairs: “The return of the American Entrepreneur” by Ryan Khurana
- January 15 — Free The People: “On the Apple/law enforcement controversy: Where is the Same Outrage Over the Third-Party Doctrine?” by Trace Mitchell
- January 16 —The National Interest: “How the European Union could win the digital geopolitical game” by Ryan Khurana
- January 16 — Glennbeck.com: “Amid election security concerns, states should look to blockchain” by Chris Harelson
- January 23 — Observer: “Artificial intelligence needs private markets for regulation, here’s why” by Ryan Khurana
- January 23 — Fox 5 DC: “The rush to break up big tech” with Robert Winterton
- February 15 — Observer: “How Congress Will Slow Down Rural America’s 5G Progress” by Patricia Patnode
- February 20 — Washington Examiner: “Lindsey Graham’s new bill would end the internet as we know it” by Ashkhen Kazaryan
- February 21 — Foundation for Economic Education: “Josh Hawley’s plan to overhaul the FTC would create a monster far more dangerous than Big Tech” by Trace Mitchell
- March 9 — Chicago Tribune: “Sacrificing Internet privacy in the fight against child exploitation won’t make children safe” by Robert Winterton
- March 13 — Fox 5 DC: “The EARN IT Act would be a Disaster for Privacy” with Robert Winterton
- March 19 — The Washington Times: “Telemedicine will make us better prepared for the next coronavirus” by Brenee Goforth
- March 20 — We Are Libertarians: “What Tech can do when left alone” by Jacob Czerniawski
- March 24 — Orange County Register: “Big Tech’s key role in fighting the coronavirus outbreak” by Ashkhen Kazaryan
- April 2 — Townhall: “Newt’s 5G hijinx highlights the importance of market-driven approach” by Casey Given
- April 3 — The National Interest: “What America can teach the European Union about ensuring internet access during the coronavirus” by James Czerniawski
- April 3 — BlazeTV: “Civil liberties, government, and technology during coronavirus” with Ashkhen Kazaryan
- April 9 — The Washington Times: “FCC helps ensure Internet connectivity during COVID-19 crisis” by Patricia Padnode
- April 9 — Newsmax: “What is Google doing with your data to curb COVID-19?” with Ashkhen Kazaryan
- April 20 — Underscored: “The backlash to Big Tech and Section 230” with Will Duffield
- April 27 — Fox 5 DC: “Balancing civil liberties with technology to slow COVID-19” with Ashkhen Kazaryan
- May 28 — The Washington Times: “Beware of Big Brother’s COVID-19 surveillance grabs” by James Czerniawski
- May 29 — Fox 5 DC: “Trump’s executive order and his fight against Twitter” with Ashkhen Kazaryan
- June 3 — BOLD TV: “Trump vs. Twitter: Who has the power?” with Ashkhen Kazaryan
