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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Will Biden take his own advice on unity and religious freedom?
Read More: Will Biden take his own advice on unity and religious freedom?Utah offers Biden an example in unifying leadership. To move the country forward, he can rise above liberal demands for no compromise with religious freedom and conservative perceptions that principled…
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Utah’s new governor offers solid 500-day plan – here’s what we would add to it
Read More: Utah’s new governor offers solid 500-day plan – here’s what we would add to itMuch of the speech and the roadmap are commendable. Here’s what’s missing: an emphasis on the foundation – including basic freedoms and civic education – of our democratic republic.
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Teaching freedom of religion in grades 7-12
Read More: Teaching freedom of religion in grades 7-12Being truly educated means understanding one of the most powerful forces in the world: religion. Being a truly educated American means understanding the importance of protecting that force: freedom of…
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University policies vs. student religious practice: Washington state finds a solution
Read More: University policies vs. student religious practice: Washington state finds a solutionThe Washington model illustrates that by recognizing potential conflicts and enacting appropriate accommodations, schools can do their work without unnecessarily infringing the religious exercise of students. It is a model…
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Illinois court decision underlines vital religious role of helping families in pandemic
Read More: Illinois court decision underlines vital religious role of helping families in pandemicCaring for children and families in vulnerable situations is an undoubted public priority, and everyone willing to provide good-faith help is needed.
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Teaching freedom of speech in grades 7-12
Read More: Teaching freedom of speech in grades 7-12The year 2021 has started fast and furious in the political space. Rioting at the U.S. Capitol and the banning of our president from certain big tech platforms like Facebook…
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2021 legislative session needs to address civics ed … here’s how
Read More: 2021 legislative session needs to address civics ed … here’s howEnsuring that Utah civics education is adequate will take a statewide commitment from more than just the Legislature (and it’s usually better when it comes from more local decisionmakers), and…
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Does freedom have an expiration date?
Read More: Does freedom have an expiration date?It is our republic – if we can keep it.
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SCOTUS case to address harassment in the digital age
Read More: SCOTUS case to address harassment in the digital ageThe case involves a regulation issued by the California Attorney General for charitable organizations. Those organizations have long been required to provide financial disclosures, but they had only been asked…
