by Derek Monson | May 25, 2022
Pending abortion ruling is an opportunity to build our civic character Written by Derek Monson The leak of the draft majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, while unprecedented and damaging to democracy, also presents an opportunity. The...
by Derek Monson | May 20, 2022
How to rebuild public trust in public health Written by After several months of harsh lockdown measures in Shanghai due to a COVID-19 outbreak, the city of some 26 million people has begun preparing to reopen after hitting some public health benchmarks. As China...
by Derek Monson | May 19, 2022
New voting trends show the strength of Utah’s approach to vote by mail Written by Derek Monson News coverage of primary voting in various states has noted a trend of voters returning to pre-pandemic levels of in-person voting as compared with vote by mail (VBM). The...
by Derek Monson | May 13, 2022
Polls suggest parents, teachers should influence curriculum Written by Derek Monson Last year, Sutherland Institute released a poll showing broad agreement between parents and teachers when it comes to civic education. More recent state and national polls show...
by Derek Monson | May 12, 2022
More evidence needed to clarify the ranked-choice voting debate Written by Derek Monson As Sutherland Institute recently researched ranked-choice voting (RCV) in Utah and analyzed its benefits and drawbacks, it became apparent that the debate around RCV tended to...