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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Novel lawsuit argues that Utah constitution provides right to a mask mandate
Read More: Novel lawsuit argues that Utah constitution provides right to a mask mandateIs there a constitutional right to a mask mandate? That’s the question raised by a lawsuit recently filed in Utah.
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Mask mandate uproar is a civics lesson in real time
Read More: Mask mandate uproar is a civics lesson in real timeWhatever the next mask mandate dispute or controversy may be, it should remind us of the importance of understanding how our government works. The more we lose that understanding, the…
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Are vaccine mandates constitutional?
Read More: Are vaccine mandates constitutional?The experience of Indiana University suggests that courts are likely to be especially sympathetic to mandates when they include exemptions. Where those affected by the mandate are given the opportunity…
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Learning about America through primary sources: The Federalist Papers
Read More: Learning about America through primary sources: The Federalist PapersThe Federalist Papers are a civics education in and of themselves. Written with the intent to explain particulars in the Constitution, the collection of essays helps readers today understand the…
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Parental control: The dramatic legal history over directing a child’s religion and education
Read More: Parental control: The dramatic legal history over directing a child’s religion and educationThese cases, taken together, form the foundation for the now well-established right of a parent to make decisions on behalf of their child, free of government coercion, except for cases…
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State board of education meeting makes case for curriculum transparency
Read More: State board of education meeting makes case for curriculum transparencyThe win-win potential of curriculum transparency is important, since survey data suggests that parents and teachers are on the same page when it comes to things like civics and history…
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Social benefits of religious schools extend beyond education
Read More: Social benefits of religious schools extend beyond educationResearch suggests that students educated in private schools are more likely to vote as adults. Another study found students “educated in Protestant secondary schools are considerably more likely than other…
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A system ‘where money follows the children, not schools’: A Q&A with Allison Sorensen
Read More: A system ‘where money follows the children, not schools’: A Q&A with Allison Sorensen“Education policy is one of the things we tend to play a game of ‘whack-a-mole’ much too often,” Sorensen says. “The reality is we could solve a lot of these…
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ReportReligious Freedom 101: A brief history of America’s first freedom
Read More: Religious Freedom 101: A brief history of America’s first freedomReligious freedom has always been an essential part of the American experiment. Original colonists in the 1600s fled religious oppression and founded four of the first American colonies. Later, the…
