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How people of faith have shaped America’s Constitution

There would be no United States without the pursuit of religious freedom.

Three ways voters can create change in the American system

The Founders wanted voters to be able to create change, but they also wanted the process to be hard enough to avoid sudden change created during fits of passion.

Why we need to ‘give the Devil the benefit of law’

The framers of the Constitution tried to enshrine the principle of the rule of law, because temptations to circumvent the law are hard to confine to only one circumstance. Even noble exceptions can be used by bad actors to inflict serious harm on others.

Q&A: Junior Achievement is for home-schoolers too

Junior Achievement is a nonprofit that aims to help elementary and secondary students – in traditional or nontraditional school settings – learn principles of finance, economics and entrepreneurship.

How the U.S. Constitution is like the mast of Ulysses’ ship

An obvious feature of the U.S. Constitution – the fact that it is written – provides significant benefits to citizens.

Increasing choice in higher ed: 3 alternatives to traditional college

As Utah diversifies its K-12 education programs with choices, we should take note that the state’s colleges and universities are doing the same.

Can confidence in higher education be renewed with choice and innovation?

Some institutions of postsecondary schooling – like UVU and BYU-Pathway Worldwide – are already making strides in reducing the cost to acquire employable skills.

Tracking ‘two-parent privilege’ in Utah

Children in married families do better in school and in life. State agencies can do a better job of tracking these metrics.

FBI anti-Catholic memo isn’t the only example of government discrimination

A now-rescinded FBI memo regarding alleged threats from traditionalist Catholics comes amid other examples of religious discrimination.

Does AI belong in home schooling?

One group seems especially open to the potential uses of generative AI: home-schoolers. They are already open to doing things differently, and they need curriculum resources.

Abortion coverage lawsuits could be avoided with better religious accommodation

The religious organizations in these cases will have U.S. Supreme Court precedent on their side.

Sutherland Institute is a nonpartisan policy and educational institution – a think tank – that informs the public and policymakers alike. Our mission is to advance principled public policy that promotes the Constitutional values of faith, family and freedom and remains true to the belief that every generation must recommit to the principles that make us free.

Sutherland Institute is a nonpartisan policy and educational institution – a think tank – that informs the public and policymakers alike. Our mission is to advance principled public policy that promotes the Constitutional values of faith, family and freedom and remains true to the belief that every generation must recommit to the principles that make us free.

“That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom – and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.”

– President Abraham Lincoln

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