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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Supreme Court steps up where Congress fails
Read More: Supreme Court steps up where Congress failsMuch of the nation will, for now, continue in a futile attempt to achieve complete victory over “the other side.” But the Supreme Court’s rulings on LGBTQ equality and religious…
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SCOTUS rules that government can’t interfere with religious hiring decisions of parochial schools
Read More: SCOTUS rules that government can’t interfere with religious hiring decisions of parochial schoolsThe Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that the government cannot control hiring decisions of parochial schools about who teaches the faith.
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Supreme Court ruling on contraception mandate is major win for religious freedom
Read More: Supreme Court ruling on contraception mandate is major win for religious freedomThe court overwhelmingly allowed the federal government to create broad protection for religious freedom. This is an important, and hopefully enduring, victory for those who care for others out of…
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COVID-19 watch: Change is constant
Read More: COVID-19 watch: Change is constantThe more time goes on, the more we are learning that the pandemic presents a fluid and changing economic and public health landscape.
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Despite NPR’s claims, Christianity has been a powerful force for civil rights
Read More: Despite NPR’s claims, Christianity has been a powerful force for civil rightsWhen we look at the history of the United States more carefully, we can see both the good and bad that religious people did, but – on balance – religion…
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Public schools should consider hybrid homeschooling this fall
Read More: Public schools should consider hybrid homeschooling this fallHybrid homeschooling allows for students to spend part of the week learning in a traditional public school classroom and part of it learning at home.
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U.S. History of Civics part 4: The U.S. Department of Education (as we know it) is born
Read More: U.S. History of Civics part 4: The U.S. Department of Education (as we know it) is bornThe American Founders believed education was intended to help students understand their government and its limits and functions in their daily lives. This aspiration transcends partisan and ideological divides for…
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Q&A: Study finds religious freedom is stronger in countries where LGBT protections are stronger
Read More: Q&A: Study finds religious freedom is stronger in countries where LGBT protections are strongerWhen religious freedom is protected, LGBT people fare better, and vice versa: when LGBT people are protected, religious freedom increases.
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Supreme Court says states cannot discriminate against religious schools – here’s our analysis
Read More: Supreme Court says states cannot discriminate against religious schools – here’s our analysisA 5-4 majority of the Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Revenue rule was unconstitutional because it singled out religious schools and religious parents for treatment that is not…
