Sutherland Institute
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Sutherland Institute applauds passage of Cannabis Cultivation Amendments
SALT LAKE CITY – Sutherland Institute Vice President Stan Rasmussen released the following statement today in response to HB 197, Cannabis Cultivation Amendments, which passed out of the Utah House of Representatives: “Like most of Utah, Sutherland Institute looks forward…
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We are heirs to a wealth of freedom
Originally published in the Deseret News. In my previous career as a business and philanthropic consultant, I often accompanied financial planners advising people who were about to inherit significant amounts of money. My role was to provide insights into effective…
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Statement in support of SB 132 – Competency-Based Education Amendments
Testimony given to the State Education Committee by Christine Cooke on February 7, 2018: Members of the Committee, My name is Christine Cooke. I’m the director of education policy at Sutherland Institute. I sit on the Competency Based Learning Review…
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Sutherland Institute supports ‘right to try’ bill
SALT LAKE CITY – Today Sutherland Institute Executive Director Derek Monson released the following statement in response to HB 195 “Medical Cannabis Policy” which passed out of the Utah House of Representatives: “When properly balanced and combined, compassion and sound…
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Sutherland Institute releases statement as Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Games begin
SALT LAKE CITY – Today Sutherland Institute President Rick Larsen released the following statement in anticipation of the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games: “In 1996 I had the privilege of working with Steve Young and his Sport, Education and Values Foundation to write…
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“The Prohibitive Costs of a Value-free Society” – with 40 years of accrued interest
Forty years ago today, on February 7, 1978, Neal Maxwell presented a luminous message to members of the Rotary Club International. A former professor of political science and later executive vice president at the University of Utah, and at the…
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Millennial women — we need to hear your voices
Originally published in the Deseret News. The great American experiment only works when all voices are heard — men and women, liberals and conservatives, religious and nonreligious, old and young. What’s sad is that too many people — especially young…
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Education choice is all about giving students what they need to learn
Education choice is a principle, not a specific policy. And more people agree with this concept than you might think. At its core, education choice is the idea that we should give each student whatever educational options they need to…
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Don’t let stereotypes of intolerance hinder our communities
Originally published in the Deseret News. Most of us aren’t as tolerant as we think. The research says it’s not a liberal-conservative thing — it’s a human thing. We’re also good at finding new ways of confirming our biases … especially when…
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Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission v. Hands on Originals, Inc.
The appeals court correctly recognized that a nondiscrimination ordinance cannot be applied in a way that overrides constitutional and other statutory protections.