Jacob Young is a member of the Acton Institute’s 2024 Emerging Leaders class. He is a rising senior at the University of Southern California majoring in Political Science and Political Economy. He has long-term aspirations of earning a PhD and becoming a Professor of Political Science, but he also really loves football, hiking, and exploring.
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