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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Give parents flexibility in use of education funding – especially now
Read More: Give parents flexibility in use of education funding – especially nowShould Utah allow funds to follow the student rather than the school? With parent demand for school options growing rapidly and student needs becoming clearer, the answer is yes.
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Prescription Drugs 101: Understanding the price you pay at the pharmacy
Read More: Prescription Drugs 101: Understanding the price you pay at the pharmacyThis series will describe and decode each component of the prescription drug market for policymakers and interested members of the public through sound research and analysis, written to be understood…
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Religious freedom conflicts can ensnare schools, healthcare workers
Read More: Religious freedom conflicts can ensnare schools, healthcare workersWhile conflict between religious freedom and LGBTQ+ discrimination (or other forms of discrimination) often gets attention, there are two other prominent contexts for conflict to arise: healthcare and education.
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New healthcare study puts U.S. at No. 4 in world
Read More: New healthcare study puts U.S. at No. 4 in worldThe index offers clues into how countries, and by extension states in the U.S., can create market-driven systems that increase the value of healthcare; that is, produce higher quality results…
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SCOTUS 2019-20 term marked by modest victories for religious freedom – read our Q&A with Jewish leader Howard Slugh
Read More: SCOTUS 2019-20 term marked by modest victories for religious freedom – read our Q&A with Jewish leader Howard SlughThe theme of the term was incremental change. The Roberts court has adopted a slow step-by-step approach to building legal doctrine.
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Transcript: Sutherland’s 2020 Congressional Series event with Sen. Mitt Romney
Read More: Transcript: Sutherland’s 2020 Congressional Series event with Sen. Mitt RomneyICYMI: The following is an unedited transcription of remarks delivered by Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) during Q&A: Senate Updates & 2020 Priorities.
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What are the current conflicts between religious freedom and government actions?
Read More: What are the current conflicts between religious freedom and government actions?Without resolution of some kind, we can expect continued litigation and a patchwork of state solutions that will be supportive of, or hostile to, religious interests.
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Sutherland Institute launches new series to review civics education resources for parents
Read More: Sutherland Institute launches new series to review civics education resources for parentsSutherland Institute has long been committed to parents having the freedom to make educational decisions for their family – even more so during this time of uncertainty.
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College sports shutdowns reveal another virus: uncertainty
Read More: College sports shutdowns reveal another virus: uncertaintyThis uncertainty is causing our civic institutions to question whether they can properly function during the pandemic, leading to major cancellations. This psychological infection runs deeper than just college football:…
