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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Transcript: Sutherland’s 2020 Congressional Series event with Rep. Ben McAdams
Read More: Transcript: Sutherland’s 2020 Congressional Series event with Rep. Ben McAdamsThe following is an unedited transcription of remarks delivered by Rep. Ben McAdams (D-Utah) during Fiscal Responsibility, Transparency and Accountability During COVID-19.
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Will healthcare sector choose reform – or be pushed?
Read More: Will healthcare sector choose reform – or be pushed?2020 is bringing us to a fork in the road for the future of American healthcare. Will the healthcare sector change itself, or will public policy force it to change?
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What is the current law of religious freedom?
Read More: What is the current law of religious freedom?This is part 2 in a series on an approach to advancing religious freedom by reducing opportunities for conflict. Part 1 described the sources of law that create the legal…
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Transcript: Sutherland’s 2020 Congressional Series event with Sen. Mike Lee
Read More: Transcript: Sutherland’s 2020 Congressional Series event with Sen. Mike LeeICYMI: The following is an unedited transcription of remarks delivered by Sen Mike Lee (R-Utah) during The Supreme Court and Religious Liberty: The Top Court’s Impact This Term.
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Muscle up: Expert panel discusses new civics and ‘muscular activism’ as it relates to public ed
Read More: Muscle up: Expert panel discusses new civics and ‘muscular activism’ as it relates to public edA good civics education creates informed citizens (not just activists). It will recognize the importance of absolute truth and incorporate experiential learning. And it will require adequately trained teachers.
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Transcript: Sutherland’s 2020 Congressional Series event with Rep. Chris Stewart
Read More: Transcript: Sutherland’s 2020 Congressional Series event with Rep. Chris StewartICYMI: The following is an unedited transcription of remarks delivered by Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) during National Security: America’s Role in the World.
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Where do religious freedom protections come from?
Read More: Where do religious freedom protections come from?In this new series, we examine a different approach to religious freedom. It attempts to preserve religious freedom as an aspiration by reducing opportunities for conflict. Part 1 describes the…
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Utah primed for COVID-19 recovery after new vote by pharmacy board
Read More: Utah primed for COVID-19 recovery after new vote by pharmacy boardA unanimous vote in a public meeting of the Utah Board of Pharmacy this week moved to add “COVID-19 (SARS-CoV2)” to the list of vaccines approved for pharmacies to offer…
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Religious freedom is doing well in the Supreme Court: An interview with Cato’s Walter Olson
Read More: Religious freedom is doing well in the Supreme Court: An interview with Cato’s Walter Olson“The court, like public opinion, is still a tough sell on a range of questions involving religious believers’ requests for exemption from or accommodation in discrimination rules.”
