Policy
Family
The foundation of a successful society lies within the institution of the family. We have an obligation to protect the integrity and autonomy of the family, with parents being the rightful leaders of the institution. By implementing sound, principled family policy, we protect every facet of our American way of life. With united families, we put our next generation in the best position to succeed by ensuring that they have the support and liberty to achieve the American dream.
A nation cannot stand without a unified people. That is why protecting the institution of the family is of utmost importance. As the individuals who know their children best, parents should know that the law serves to defend and protect their right to lead their family independent of undue government influence.
Published Research
Conversations
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Can Americans learn to disagree better?
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Resilient Families in a Shifting Economy: Foundations for the Future
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Who should protect kids online? | Joel Thayer & Chris Marchese
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Our future depends on the families we build today
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Is having a family even doable these days?
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What policymakers can do to support families
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Should families serve the economy… or the other way around?
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Why starting a family can feel out of reach
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What’s putting pressure on families today?
Insights & Takeaways
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InsightsFederalism can provide solutions to pressing concerns like caring for individuals with disabilities
Read More: Federalism can provide solutions to pressing concerns like caring for individuals with disabilitiesFederalism ensures that these critical decisions can be made by representatives closest to the people who will be affected by them.
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ReportReligious Freedom and Parental Authority
Read More: Religious Freedom and Parental AuthorityLegal protection of religious freedom and parental rights creates the necessary autonomy for faith and family to transmit the habits necessary for responsible citizenship to new generations of Americans.
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Press ReleaseU.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear two cases on parents’ rights and religious freedom, partly at Sutherland Institute’s urging
Read More: U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear two cases on parents’ rights and religious freedom, partly at Sutherland Institute’s urgingThe Supreme Court’s decisions in both cases could provide important guidance to lower courts and public officials nationwide on the constitutional limits of government authority over families and religious practice.
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InsightsApp stores are not like bookstores: Courts need to provide clarity on laws to help parents
Read More: App stores are not like bookstores: Courts need to provide clarity on laws to help parentsMany parents are anxious to have help in navigating technology and are understandably concerned about the insistent way in which their children are influenced by online pitches. They can count…
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InsightsProtecting Essential Institutions: Why Religious Freedom and Parental Rights Matter
Read More: Protecting Essential Institutions: Why Religious Freedom and Parental Rights MatterParents are in a unique position of understanding their children, but they also have an “investment” that others do not.
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Insights“Here’s Where Heaven Starts”: A Father, a Song, and a Moral Inheritance
Read More: “Here’s Where Heaven Starts”: A Father, a Song, and a Moral InheritanceThere are no easy answers. There is, instead, a choice and the song names it plainly and directly: “The cross or the machine.”
