Sutherland Institute
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What’s Going On with Ranked Choice Voting in Utah? A Q&A with Derek Monson
What’s going on with Utah and RCV? To learn more, I queried Derek Monson, vice president of policy at Sutherland Institute, a conservative think tank in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Biden’s democracy speech and the evolution of the presidency
One of the most hopeful civic facts of life in America is that our elected representatives follow where we, the American people, lead them.
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Reading McCullough
The late American historian David McCullough taught us that great men and women often live for years as ordinary people until an opportunity or circumstance arises and demands they rise to their full potential.
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Fuss over Alito’s lighthearted comment overshadowed his important points
The Supreme Court justice highlighted the good that comes to nations that provide robust religious freedom protections. “Religious liberty and other fundamental rights tend to go together.”
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Rising antisemitic attacks are a bitter reminder of lessons not learned
Polarization is not only an ugly feature of social media and politics, but it can have dangerous and even deadly consequences – especially for minority groups.
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This V-J Day, let’s learn some lessons from WWII
WWII holds some striking parallels to military conflict raging today – and some monumental differences.
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WWII showed America’s ability to overcome its divisions
Ironically, a source of hope for a better future than many people predict comes from a period of history when America was engaged in one of its deadliest wars.
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Pandemic measures, children’s well-being, and the effects of religious practice
Research suggests that the pandemic response hurt children’s education and mental health. Social connectedness, including religious participation, may help offset these harms.
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Romney: Are we attacking the basic Constitution itself?
The day-to-day freedoms that we depend on for our well-being and our pursuit of happiness as Americans are not broadly sustainable without healthy and trusted civic institutions.
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Owens: The role of parents in education
In the United States, the legal protection of parental rights has been closely linked to the educational context, as illustrated in three major Supreme Court cases.