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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TakeawaysSutherland holds Men & Boys Well-being Symposium
Read More: Sutherland holds Men & Boys Well-being SymposiumSutherland held a half-day symposium, focused on men and boys’ mental health, purpose, and civic anchors.
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CommentaryTo restore hope for families in poverty, let states lead on welfare reform
Read More: To restore hope for families in poverty, let states lead on welfare reformAmerica’s welfare system often penalizes work and marriage through benefits cliffs. States can lead reforms that help families escape poverty.
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InsightsA New Year’s resolution worth keeping: Restoring the balance between states and Washington
Read More: A New Year’s resolution worth keeping: Restoring the balance between states and WashingtonFederal spending shortfalls and agency “guidance” are shifting costly obligations to states. Utah lawmakers consider new transparency to protect state budgets.
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InsightsSutherland Institute weighs in on federal regulations for new tax credit scholarship
Read More: Sutherland Institute weighs in on federal regulations for new tax credit scholarshipAs federal education rulemaking accelerates in 2026, we weigh in on tax credit scholarship regulations and their impact on state-led school choice.
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InsightsReligious liberty doesn’t end at the college classroom door
Read More: Religious liberty doesn’t end at the college classroom doorRecent campus controversies raise a key question: should students’ grades suffer for following their religious conscience?
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InsightsLegislators: Utah needs a state-level school open enrollment report
Read More: Legislators: Utah needs a state-level school open enrollment reportA state-level school open enrollment report would give Utah parents clearer, easier access to transfer data and education choice trends.
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CommentaryThe view from inside 1776
Read More: The view from inside 1776As America nears its 250th anniversary, we explore how the 13 colonies became sovereign states, and why independence was far from inevitable in 1776.
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ReportMissing Anchors: How some men drift from health, vocation, and purpose
Read More: Missing Anchors: How some men drift from health, vocation, and purposeFor too long, the struggles some men in modern society face have gone unmeasured, unreported, and unaddressed. We must better comprehend the struggling subset of men in America.
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CommentaryUtah voters want more out of redistricting, and policymakers should give it to them
Read More: Utah voters want more out of redistricting, and policymakers should give it to themAs Utah revisits redistricting laws, voters overwhelmingly prefer elected leaders and a commission, not judges, shaping congressional maps. Polling reveals a clear path for reforms that reflect the people’s will.
