Sutherland Institute
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‘Three Ring Government’ and religious freedom
Putting aside pedantic quibbles with the lyrics, the key insight is the importance of checks and balances. That important feature of government could become a key to protecting religious freedom after the 2020 election.
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Elections have consequences: Education policy under a Biden administration
Even though education wasn’t a focal point in many debates, Biden’s election will mean education policy changes. What does education in the United States look like under a Biden administration?
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Transcript: Post-election analysis with Yuval Levin
“If you look at our country from the bottom up, what you find is a lot of people trying to work together to address concrete problems. And that, I think, is how we begin to rebuild our confidence in ourselves…
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3 education issues for newly elected officials to focus on
Now that Election Day has come and gone let’s turn our attention to the important education issues that our policymakers-to-be ought to focus on
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SCOTUS may settle important religious freedom questions in foster care case
The ruling may offer the justices the chance to settle some of these important questions about the prerogatives of state and local government when dealing with religious organizations, the potential coexistence of the principles of nondiscrimination and religious freedom, and…
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Prescription Drug Q&A: Reducing the cost of prescription drugs
Cost-saving measures from some prescription drug market players and failures in prescription drug policy often make prescriptions costlier for patients than they need to be. “The biggest shortcomings I see in the current market is the use of the rebate…
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Teaching freedom of the press and media literacy in grades K-6
Equipping students to understand the skills and rights associated with this freedom is key for the next generation to promulgate the republic.
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The quality of our future depends upon understanding our past
It is time to prioritize the teaching of complete, accurate and sequential history and civics. It is time to make civics education the new STEM education movement.
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People of faith give stalwart support to foster care system
Equality and nondiscrimination in America are ideas that should be inclusive enough to accommodate, rather than exclude, religious Americans and their institutions.
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Religious Liberty, Civics and the Public Classroom
“As students properly understand the relationship between the First Amendment’s religion clauses and the public school, they will understand the proper relationship for religion in the American public square as they become adults.”