This past weekend I traveled to Washington, DC to attend the International Students for Liberty Conference, hosted by Students for Liberty.  

The weekend was filled with networking opportunities, panels, lectures, exhibit halls, and social events.  There were students from high schools and colleges all across the world, all gathered in one place to promote the fight for less government and more liberty.  I was proud to be one of the young activists among them.  

I left with a bag full of books and pamphlets, several dozen business cards, and countless photos from the weekend's events.  I learned a lot from the speakers and panelists, and made several new friends.  

Most importantly, I left inspired.  There were over a thousand young activists at this conference eager to get more involved in the fight for freedom and liberty.   

The media tries to say that young people are a lost cause, and conservative and liberty-minded policies have no chance of gaining support from the next generation.  I think this conference proved them wrong.   

Of course, there is still more work to be done.  Millennials overwhelmingly supported Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, and many young people still identify themselves as supporters of the Democratic Party.  That said, I think we're headed in the right direction.

It takes more than rallies and conferences to win elections, but gathering supporters and motivating the crowd is an essential first step.  

With more events like ISFLC, young people will be encouraged and inspired to get involved in the political arena.  Millennials are the future of our country, and including them in our political discussions should be a top priority.  

Whether you turn on the news, open a paper, or casually chat with your politically inclined friends, everyone is talking about 2016.  Is Hillary going to run?  Will Rand Paul win the moderates?  Can Chris Christie capture the much needed Tea Party conservative segment? 

It’s all anyone wants to talk about, and lately that conversation has been very frustrating to me.

I have my own share of thoughts on who I think can win the White House in 2016, and I am hopeful that in due time, Americans will embrace that discussion with sincerity and dedication.  However, now is not the time.

In November we have 36 Governor races, 33 Senate races, and as usual, every member in House of Representatives is up for election.  2014 isn’t a small election year; in fact, it’s one of the biggest.

Republicans need 6 Senate seats to take the Senate, and a recent Gallup poll shows that 52% of Americans disapprove of the President.  That’s very promising, but it’s up to us to maintain the momentum.

We need to talk about 2014, and make our message clear to undecided voters.  If conservative candidates are going to win, they’ll need to have support from people who supported the President in 2012. 

Instead of just bashing the disaster called the Affordable Care Act, GOP candidates will need to present a sensible alternative to Obamacare and the big government policies that are hurting the middle class.  We need to talk about jobs, taxes, and the economy, and why our candidates are best fit to fix the problems. 

The prospects might look good, but if the GOP can’t offer a strong alternative, these midterm elections will be a wasted opportunity.

Let’s get ready for a big win in November, and focus on electing a majority to the House and Senate.  I think the 2014 midterms are the most important elections of our lives thus far, and it’s time to focus on what we can do to make them successful.  

You probably remember the attack on our embassy in Benghazi, but these students at New York University sure don't... 

This past week, Turning Point USA's Founder & Executive Director, Charlie Kirk, asked students at NYU if they'd be interested in studying abroad in Benghazi.  The responses were alarming to say the least.  

When asked what they knew about the city, responses included "I'm totally ignorant" and "I don't know much about it."  One student told Kirk, "I've never heard of that."  

We have a moral obligation to spread the word.  American citizens were attacked and killed in September of 2012, and students at one of our best universities know nothing about it.  

President Obama spoke at the Department of Justice last friday, where he called for limited government access to the phone records of American citizens.  

He stated that a court order must now be obtained by the government for each phone number it wants to investigate.  He also ordered that the we stop eavesdropping on foreign leaders who are friends of the United States, which we now know has been going on for quite a long time.  

This seems to be the President's attempt at a quick fix.  Obama knows that people are upset, and he wants to restore their trust in government by promising that the days of spying are done.  

The fact is, it doesn't matter who looks at the data collected by the NSA. The problem is that the data was collected in the first place, and that the US government is invading our privacy and spying on us.  

We can't let the President reframe this issue.  The NSA scandal is a perfect example of what happens when government gets too big.  

It's clear that Americans weren't happy when they found out what the NSA was doing, but nothing is going to change until we address the root of the problem.  Rather than looking for a quick-fix solution to this massive invasion of privacy, Americans need to have a serious discussion about the overall size and scope of our government.  

Everybody knows that liberals will do anything to make a point.  What you may not know is that liberals are now willing to edit the United States Constitution in order to indoctrinate the next generation of Americans.  

Take a look at this image that came from an AP US History classroom:

As you can see, the 2nd Amendment has literally been changed. 

This textbook is used in AP U.S. History classes all across the country.  Rather than reading the words of our Founding Fathers, high school students are being taught an incorrect version of our nation’s most important document.  

Regardless of one’s position on the 2nd Amendment, it is essential to stand up for truth in the classroom.  There is an error in this book, and it needs to be corrected.

President Obama championed massive support from the youth in 2008 and 2012, and it proved to be a deciding factor in states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Florida.  Had Governor Romney split the youth vote with Obama, he would have won the White House.

In 2012, Obama won the youth vote 67 percent to 30 percent.  Today, even the liberal media can't spin the fact that millennials are walking away from the President.  A recent USA Today Pew Research Center poll indicates that only 45% of young Americans approve of the President's job performance, while 49% disapprove.  An online poll from Harvard University's Institute of Politics cites the President's favorability among millennials is at a low of 41%, while 54% disapprove.  

It's clear that young people are second guessing their support for this administration.  They aren't signing up for Obamacare and they're losing trust in the their government.   A year ago, more than two thirds of young Americans supported the President.  

The 2014 midterms are still several months away, but these early polls should give GOP candidates some hope.  Millennials are looking for an alternative to this administration.  

The youth makes up a critical part of the electorate, and it's up to candidates in 2014 to present a common-sense, trustworthy, small government alternative that listens to the people and the addresses concerns of the next generation.