Insights
Insights: analysis, research, and informed commentary from Sutherland experts. For elected officials and public policy professionals.
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Why Utah’s disappearing baby carriage is a problem
The effects of declining fertility may not be significantly impacting the state today, but policymakers must keep the long game in mind.
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Community is key to the faith of many believers
Since people of faith often exercise their faith working with others, religious protections should focus not just on individual exercise, but also on religious organizations.
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Whatever the Supreme Court decides on student loans, Utah families will be affected
Student loan cancellation might sound good now but would not address core problems – and even if constitutional, it would cause more problems down the line.
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History of parent-driven education: Part 1 – From the Colonial era to the nation’s founding
In some ways, today’s parent-driven education options are a return to America’s education foundations, when parents had direct responsibility for their child’s education.
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Q&A: Minnesota’s discrimination against religious practice
Becket lawyer representing families in case against new education law points out that it’s bad for civil society when the government targets specific religious communities.
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Utah families: An economic snapshot
Where have Utah families been over the last five years and where are they now? The answers should help frame economic questions as policymakers prepare for next year’s legislative session.
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A success story: learning to love school with Prenda microschools
One young student who struggled in public school is flourishing in her microschool, along with her siblings – improving life for the whole family.
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Anti-religious legacy of Blaine Amendments persists
As Minnesota and California show, some places are slow to get the message that the state doesn’t get to single out religious practice for disfavored treatment.
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Q&A: Prenda microschool network
Sutherland’s Christine Fairbanks interviewed Kaity Broadbent of Prenda to learn more about Prenda’s microschool program and how it has been implemented so far.
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How to push back against loneliness as a way of life
There are things government can do to help with America’s epidemic of isolation, but other people and civic institutions are the real answer.