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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‘Democratic government is about much more than who wins’
Read More: ‘Democratic government is about much more than who wins’Choose this season to develop civic character. Reject the complacent comfort of the view that only those who agree with you are grounded in reason and morality. Rise above the…
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The physics of COVID-19 vaccine momentum (and opposition)
Read More: The physics of COVID-19 vaccine momentum (and opposition)As political physics generates similar boosts to momentum for opposing causes, we can be grateful that the Christmas and New Year’s holidays bring not only the kind of hope that…
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Hey parents – want to get involved in the standards revision process?
Read More: Hey parents – want to get involved in the standards revision process?You can weigh in on the academic standards created by the state board. And next year you can add your input for the K-6 social studies standards.
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Supreme Court says Muslims in do-not-fly case can sue government officials for damages
Read More: Supreme Court says Muslims in do-not-fly case can sue government officials for damagesResponsibility for one’s actions will be required for government officials like it is for the rest of us – and that offers relief for both the Muslim plaintiffs and the…
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Why canceling everyone’s college debt is a bad idea
Read More: Why canceling everyone’s college debt is a bad ideaEven to those who don’t have debt, but still hold progressive ideas, this policy is part of the push to make education more equitable and fairer. But the fact is,…
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Civics should be taught in every grade, not just high school
Read More: Civics should be taught in every grade, not just high school“Education in something like civics needs to be built like a layer cake, teaching students something in each grade, so that by the time they get to the required high…
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Is COVID-19 planting seeds for an American religious revival?
Read More: Is COVID-19 planting seeds for an American religious revival?Respondents appeared to overwhelmingly recognize the importance of religious freedom protections. The index reports that “when it came to voting decisions, a candidate’s stance on religious freedom was an important…
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Local market innovation stabilizing hospital drug supplies nationwide
Read More: Local market innovation stabilizing hospital drug supplies nationwideCivica’s strategy to find a better balance on low prices and stable supplies of critical medicines includes sourcing drugs from the United States and Europe whenever possible, maintaining several months’…
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Pearl Harbor: Will today’s Americans step up to their own ‘greatest generation’ moment?
Read More: Pearl Harbor: Will today’s Americans step up to their own ‘greatest generation’ moment?Why reflect on a day that seems so far away in the rearview mirror? Because there are some parallels that force us to confront difficult questions, which in turn can…
