Brigham Tomco writes: "The remedy for a nation roiling with public distrust and political dysfunction isn’t a revolution, according to the Sutherland Institute’s newly revised mission statement. It’s a recommitment to the nation’s founding principles, by voters and politicians alike.
"Utah’s oldest conservative policy think tank announced its updated mission, vision and principles earlier this month in a stated effort to re-anchor Utahns to the ideas that made their country the best in the world, and their state the best in the country, Sutherland Institute President and CEO Rick Larsen said.
"But also to remind citizens of their responsibility, especially in a contentious election year, to reward lawmakers who practice principled debate that strengthens institutions instead of political performance that undermines them."
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