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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2022 brings opportunity to renew the parent-teacher partnership
Read More: 2022 brings opportunity to renew the parent-teacher partnershipWe have a chance to make 2022 the year that Utah showed its determination, for the sake of students, to rise above the current political temptation to polarize every issue…
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What does 2022 hold for religious freedom?
Read More: What does 2022 hold for religious freedom?Supreme Court decisions of 2021 continued a streak of strong protections for religious freedom – not only in the context of pandemic restrictions, but also in social services, education and…
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Utah’s successful vote-by-mail program
Read More: Utah’s successful vote-by-mail programUtah’s VBM program successfully creates reasonable access to the ballot while adequately protecting election security and integrity.
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Voting for America’s future
Read More: Voting for America’s futurePerhaps Americans do not understand the power their vote wields or how to go about exercising their voting rights. The future of America and the notion of its exceptionalism lie…
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Learning about America through primary sources: Brown v. Board of Education
Read More: Learning about America through primary sources: Brown v. Board of EducationBrown v. Board of Education signified the early stages of a significant shift in the history of the United States. Only by learning from, understanding and applying the lessons of…
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Supreme Court and Amish plumbing: how a minority’s dedication can benefit society
Read More: Supreme Court and Amish plumbing: how a minority’s dedication can benefit societyAn entire society can benefit from the dedication of a minority. The role that Quakers played in the movement to abolish slavery is one example. A recent Supreme Court decision,…
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Learning about America through primary sources: Plessy v. Ferguson
Read More: Learning about America through primary sources: Plessy v. FergusonPlessy v. Ferguson was an 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision saying that state racial segregation laws did not violate the Constitution. The Plessy decision underpinned the Jim Crow legal regime…
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Deaths of 2 WWII heroes should remind us of history’s lessons
Read More: Deaths of 2 WWII heroes should remind us of history’s lessonsWithin the past week, we noted the deaths of two World War II heroes and marked the 80th anniversary of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Why take time to…
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Survey shows public support for religious freedom is strong – even growing
Read More: Survey shows public support for religious freedom is strong – even growingThe Becket Fund’s Religious Freedom Index for 2021 reports on a national survey of U.S. adults who respond to 21 questions about “a wide spectrum of religious liberty protections under…
