Kyle Bristow to seek post as Youth Chair of MI-GOP

Last week, former chair and current communications director of Young Americans for Freedom Michigan State University, Kyle Bristow, announced he is seeking to become the Michigan Republican Party’s Youth Chair.

Far-right ‘hate group’ members sought, won election in local races

YAF members present themselves to voters as run-of-the-mill Republicans

Controversial student group at Michigan State University may be violating PayPal rules

Fund-raising effort by MSU chapter of white nationalist organization might not sit well with service While most Michigan State University students are playing on the beach or working seasonal jobs for the summer, the university’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) has been developing new fundraising programs, including the implementation of a PayPal widget [...]

Monitor of ‘hate groups’ sees nearly 50 percent increase since 2000

The number of organizations characterized as “hate groups” by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has increased nearly 50 percent since 2000, an increase it attributes partly to the debate over immigration. That’s one of the latest findings by the Birmingham, Ala.-based SPLC, an international nonprofit legal organization devoted to civil rights. Its annual Hatewatch [...]

MSU student government to vote on hate speech resolution Thursday night

The Associate Students of Michigan State University, the undergraduate student governing body, is planning to vote on a resolution about hate speech at a meeting at 6:30 Thursday night. The meeting will take place on the third floor of the Student Personnel Building. The student legislators will consider the resolution “A Bill to Address the [...]

Holocaust Center cancels anti-Muslim speaker sponsored by MSU student group

The Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills has canceled a talk by a controversial anti-Muslim speaker. The Michigan State University chapter of the Young Americans for Freedom student group announced on Monday that they would be hosting the speaker. But administrators at the Holocaust Center said today that the speech will not happen. Selma Silverman, [...]

Southern Poverty Law Center Publishes Story About MSU YAF

The Southern Poverty Law Center has released an in-depth report about Young Americans for Freedom, Michigan State University. SPLC, a leading authority on “hate groups”, publishes the Intelligence Report quarterly. The publication is sent to over 50,000 law enforcement officials across the nation, including the FBI. SPLC listed YAF MSU as a “hate group” in [...]

Dilemma for MSU: What Price Hate Speech on Campus?

[COMMENTARY] Michigan State University is in the middle of a difficult community debate about the difference between free speech and hate speech. And more important, should hate speech be protected speech. The university has had to confront this debate head-on because the MSU chapter of the conservative Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) has sponsored talks [...]

Head of Controversial Minutemen Group Speaks at MSU – Again

EAST LANSING — With a heavy police presence and tight security  Chris Simcox of the controversial Minutemen Civilian Defense Corps, an anti-immigration group,  spoke to about 25 supporters Tuesday on the Michigan State University campus. At least 15 officers were on duty at Conrad Hall and a dozen MSU officials were also present for the [...]

Anti-immigration speaker to appear at MSU

The controversial student group Young Americans for Freedom will host an appearance by Chris Simcox the founder of the Minutemen Civilian Defense Corps. Simcox will speak about illegal immigration Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. in Conrad Hall on MSU’s campus. This will be the second time Simcox has been to MSU this year. His [...]