Insights & Takeaways
Insights & Takeaways is Sutherland Institute’s official blog that informs the public and policymakers alike. The blog addresses important issues through the two distinct yet complementary lenses of the seasoned policy professional and the engaged citizen.
Insights: analysis, research, and informed commentary from Sutherland experts. For elected officials and public policy professionals.
Takeaways: the most important things voters need to know. For civically engaged citizens.
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InsightsKeeping the government in its lane to protect religious freedom
Read More: Keeping the government in its lane to protect religious freedomThe principle of church autonomy is critical to preserving space for religious organizations to do their work and to preventing government from taking on the role of arbiter of religious…
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InsightsUtah Fits All Scholarship freed parents from financial constraints, enabling an “unparalleled educational experience”
Read More: Utah Fits All Scholarship freed parents from financial constraints, enabling an “unparalleled educational experience”The Utah Fits All Scholarship allowed a Utah parent to move past financial questions to educational ones and treat her children as individuals in their education.
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CommentaryBig Tech can protect kids online — now it needs to do more
Read More: Big Tech can protect kids online — now it needs to do moreThese platform protections will be much more meaningful if they extend to all of the relevant apps children are using. And given the praise Meta is receiving, it should be…
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InsightsUtah religious freedom ranking points to better protection for conscience
Read More: Utah religious freedom ranking points to better protection for conscienceUtah did well compared to most states, though its total score is likely to improve next year.
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InsightsParents share their experiences with Utah Fits All Scholarship
Read More: Parents share their experiences with Utah Fits All ScholarshipTwo families share their experiences with the Utah Fits All Scholarship program.
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CommentaryThe war on poverty we never finished
Read More: The war on poverty we never finishedIt is as timely as it is necessary for state and federal leaders to advance a new social welfare reform movement that can finally realize the vision of America’s war…
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InsightsFederalism can provide solutions to pressing concerns like caring for individuals with disabilities
Read More: Federalism can provide solutions to pressing concerns like caring for individuals with disabilitiesFederalism ensures that these critical decisions can be made by representatives closest to the people who will be affected by them.
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FederalNic Dunn Statement for the Record: Welfare Reform at 30: Restoring the Promise of Work and Personal Responsibility in Federal Welfare Programs
Read More: Nic Dunn Statement for the Record: Welfare Reform at 30: Restoring the Promise of Work and Personal Responsibility in Federal Welfare ProgramsThe solution to these challenges lies in the already proven model of welfare reform: unleashing state-led innovation that prioritizes pro-work, pro-family reforms that are temporary, targeted, and fiscally responsible.
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InsightsSutherland Institute weighs in on proposed Head Start regulations
Read More: Sutherland Institute weighs in on proposed Head Start regulationsSutherland supports these changes because it is a step toward moving education decision-making back to the states and families.
