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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Biden’s democracy speech and the evolution of the presidency
Read More: Biden’s democracy speech and the evolution of the presidencyOne of the most hopeful civic facts of life in America is that our elected representatives follow where we, the American people, lead them.
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Reading McCullough
Read More: Reading McCulloughThe late American historian David McCullough taught us that great men and women often live for years as ordinary people until an opportunity or circumstance arises and demands they rise…
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Fuss over Alito’s lighthearted comment overshadowed his important points
Read More: Fuss over Alito’s lighthearted comment overshadowed his important pointsThe Supreme Court justice highlighted the good that comes to nations that provide robust religious freedom protections. “Religious liberty and other fundamental rights tend to go together.”
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Rising antisemitic attacks are a bitter reminder of lessons not learned
Read More: Rising antisemitic attacks are a bitter reminder of lessons not learnedPolarization is not only an ugly feature of social media and politics, but it can have dangerous and even deadly consequences – especially for minority groups.
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This V-J Day, let’s learn some lessons from WWII
Read More: This V-J Day, let’s learn some lessons from WWIIWWII holds some striking parallels to military conflict raging today – and some monumental differences.
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WWII showed America’s ability to overcome its divisions
Read More: WWII showed America’s ability to overcome its divisionsIronically, a source of hope for a better future than many people predict comes from a period of history when America was engaged in one of its deadliest wars.
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Pandemic measures, children’s well-being, and the effects of religious practice
Read More: Pandemic measures, children’s well-being, and the effects of religious practiceResearch suggests that the pandemic response hurt children’s education and mental health. Social connectedness, including religious participation, may help offset these harms.
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Romney: Are we attacking the basic Constitution itself?
Read More: Romney: Are we attacking the basic Constitution itself?The day-to-day freedoms that we depend on for our well-being and our pursuit of happiness as Americans are not broadly sustainable without healthy and trusted civic institutions.
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Owens: The role of parents in education
Read More: Owens: The role of parents in educationIn the United States, the legal protection of parental rights has been closely linked to the educational context, as illustrated in three major Supreme Court cases.
