Monday evening, the Young Americans for Liberty board of directors released a second statement following public backlash to YAL President Cliff Maloney and board chair Jeff Frazee’s initial response to several allegations of sexual misconduct that surfaced on social media over the weekend. Seen as defiant and dismissive, the first statement provoked outrage when it…
Over the weekend, several women came forward on social media, accusing Young Americans for Liberty of ignoring or mishandling claims of sexual harassment against YAL president Cliff Maloney and others in the leadership staff. Addyson Garner, who worked for the college campus liberty activist organization from late 2018 through mid-2019, first posted about her experience…
As the dust settles after a tumultuous election year, the liberty movement faces an array of questions. Where do we go from here? How do we elect more libertarians to office? How can we bring policy discussions back toward the principles of individual liberty, smaller government, and free markets? In short—where can we be most…
By Reed Cooley Shelley Luther opened her Dallas-based salon last spring, violating coronavirus lockdowns put in place by the local government. For daring to operate her own business, Luther was arrested and jailed. During an in-depth interview on YOU BUILT THAT, a new podcast powered by Young Americans for Liberty (YAL), the business owner spoke…
The City of Dallas, mere days before YAL’s epic Mobilize 2020 event boasting just about every major name in the Republican’s liberty wing, cancelled the event due to COVID concerns. We talked with Cliff Maloney, president of the organization, about his reaction to the move and it’s timing. TLR: Before we get into what this…
Texas announced on Friday that they would become the first in the nation to open their economy back up in incremental steps beginning Monday, April 20th. On Thursday, April 16th, the Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) team were at the Austin, Texas capitol for one of the first in the nation protests to stop the economic shutdown…
Cliff Maloney is the president of one of the foremost student groups fighting for liberty –Young Americans for Liberty (YAL). At CPAC 2020, I caught up with him to discuss his background, YAL’s student activism, political campaigning, the conservative movement, and how YAL students are going to save this country in the next 10 years….
It was night just outside of Washington DC. The crowd of 20-somethings packed the hotel’s ballroom and the energy was high. College kids had come from across the country to learn more about and celebrate what set their soul on fire – liberty. It was the 2018 national conference of Young Americans for Liberty. Matt…
The activists at Truman State University’s Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) chapter held an event to support Hong Kong protesters yearning for liberty. It created some uncomfortable confrontations and the police were called. Naomi Mathew is the president of Truman State’s YAL chapter and a Missouri State Chair for YAL. Mathew explained that in October,…
Happy Sunday, Liberty Lovers! Young Americans for Liberty is a libertarian student activism organization that was started in 2008. When I was in high school and college, I never knew about YAL. I may look like the age of a Girl Scout, but I have been out of college for almost 9 years already! #foreveryoung…