It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that after 12 years of dedicated service to the National Youth Rights Association, Alex Koroknay-Palicz, our executive director, is stepping down. During his time here Alex has grown the organization from a small mailing list and website into a national presence with chapters and members…
Do you honestly think that a youth engagement event was the cause of the current bedlam in London? Forgive the pun – but do you have any “proof” of that?
If the United States is to be the country our forefathers intended it is essential that our nation’s young people be given equal opportunity, respect and rights under law. Without that, many of them will be unable to reach their untold potential. Unfortunately, decision makers place more emphasis on feel-good solutions to exaggerated youth problems…
Republican Strategist and former aide to Ronald Reagan Fred Karger is hoping to run for President. He’s been traveling the country talking about his platform which includes an effort to lower the voting age to 16. NYRA staff asked him five questions.
NYRA is headed to one of the largest music festivals in the country, SXSW, next week in order to promote our efforts to end corporal punishment in the United States. For the week, we’ll be partnering with The Hitting Stops Here!, People Opposed to Paddling Students and Marc Ecko’s new organization – Unlimited Justice. NYRA Director…
I am not a parent and I do not know everything there is to know about parenting. What I do know is that parenting is very difficult and that being a good parent is one of the most important things a person can do in their life time. In order to do that I believe it’s very important to get some advice from experts and to realize that there are no simple solutions when it comes to raising kids.
I became a pretty unpopular guy last week with a lot of Washingtonians when we defeated the Mosquito. Some folks are hoping that I get mugged by a hooligan. Others want to sue me. Someone posted my home and work address on the Internet. One particularly eloquent fellow called me a Jewboy and wished death…
