Sutherland Institute Speeches and Other Items

(After I was fired, SI bleached every trace of my 14 years of service from its website…so unprofessional)

Deseret News, Wednesday, August 27, 2014, “Sutherland chief Mero steps down” (Roche)

Salt Lake Tribune, Wednesday, August 27, 2014, “President of think tank is out of job” (Gehrke)

Deseret News, Sunday, May 22, 2016, “Sutherland Institute looks to broaden reach” (Romboy)

“The Sutherland Way: A Call to Responsible Citizens,” booklet, 2010. (Mero)

Event Invitations:

  • Sutherland Institute Legacy Awards, 2009, Wednesday, May 13, 2009.
  • Neighbors in Need: A Benefit Supporting Utah Programs That Help People Become Self-Reliant, Saturday, June 15, 2002.

“The Pro-Family Movement: Lessons I Have Learned in the Trenches,” a speech before the Utah Eagle Forum Annual Convention, January 13, 2001.

Deseret News, Wednesday, August 27, 2014, “Sutherland chief Mero steps down” (Roche)

Salt Lake Tribune, Wednesday, August 27, 2014, “President of think tank is out of job” (Gehrke)

Deseret News, Sunday, May 22, 2016, “Sutherland Institute looks to broaden reach” (Romboy)

“The Sutherland Way: A Call to Responsible Citizens,” booklet, 2010. (Mero)

Event Invitations:

  • Sutherland Institute Legacy Awards, 2009, Wednesday, May 13, 2009.
  • Neighbors in Need: A Benefit Supporting Utah Programs That Help People Become Self-Reliant, Saturday, June 15, 2002.

“The Pro-Family Movement: Lessons I Have Learned in the Trenches,” a speech before the Utah Eagle Forum Annual Convention, January 13, 2001.

“Everyone Who Should Know Better Should Know Best,” a speech at Thanksgiving Point, Marriage Forum, January 23, 2014.

“Second Amendment, Vernal Speech,” Uintah County GOP, August 9, 2013.

“Freedom Fest Opening Remarks,” a debate at Freedom Fest, Las Vegas, NV, July 8, 2012.

“Freedom Fest Closing Remarks, a debate at Freedom Fest, Las Vegas, NV, July 8, 2012.

“National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality, 2013 Annual Meeting, Plenary Session, November 9, 2013.

“Sutherland’s Value, a speech regarding the Sutherland 100 Club, April 20, 2011.

“Ogden Medical Association,” panel remarks of health care, May 12, 2010.

“Utah Compact,” the Free Society plank, November 11, 2010.

“Why I’m a Conservative: The Relationship between Mormonism and Conservative Intellectual Thought,” a speech before the University of Utah GOP, November 18, 2009.

“What is Conservatism,” a keynote speech before Cache County GOP, Lincoln Day Dinner Logan, Utah, March 4, 2009.

“In Between Church and State: A Case Study on Salt Lake City’s Nondiscrimination Ordinances,” a speech presented at the Religious Freedom Forum: Negotiating Church & State in Utah, December 10, 2009.

“In Between Church and State,” extraneous remarks trying to explain how I handle a disagreement with the LDS Church and public policy, December 6, 2009.

“Health Care Forum,” remarks on health care costs and charity care, with Senator Orrin Hatch and State Representative Brad Daw, August 26, 2009.

“The Family: Hope for the Future,” panel chair, introductory remarks, panel included then-Elder Russell M. Nelson, August 6, 2009.

“The Family: Hope for the Future,” panel chair, revised introductory remarks, panel included then-Elder Russell M. Nelson, August 12, 2009.

“C-SPAN: Book Review,” The Natural Family: A Manifesto, Heritage Foundation, Lehrman Auditorium, September 7, 2007.

“School Choice in Utah 2007: Legislation and Referendum, remarks at the Educational Choice: Emerging Legal and Policy Issues Conference, Brigham Young University, October 23, 2007.

“A Light in Zion,” remarks before the LDS Home Educators Association

15th Annual Convention, Salt Lake Community College – Larry H. Miller Campus, September 16, 2006.

“As Civil As We Can Be,” keynote address, Sutherland Institute’s Transcend Series, November 16, 2006.

“2005 Legacy Dinner, presenting remarks, Sutherland Institute, December 1, 2005.

“Freedom Forum,” a brief reply to Mayor Rocky Andersen, October 10, 2005.

“UVSC Dialogue Outline: “Amend or Not to Amend,” a panel discussion regarding Utah’s Amendment 3, at Utah Valley State College, September 28, 2004.

“It’s Time for a New Political Movement in Utah,” Sutherland Institute’s Transcend Series, December 15, 2004.

“The Sutherland Difference,” remarks delivered at the Sutherland Institute Inaugural Event, Grand America Hotel, January 21, 2004.

“Eleven Critical Distinctions In Making Sound Public Policy,” Keynote Breakfast Address, Sutherland Institute’s Transcend Series, May 20, 2004.

“A Civil Political Order,” unknown delivery, November 26, 2004.

“Reforming Public Education: Morals or Markets,” paper presented at the 2002 Public Choice Meeting, San Diego, California, March 22, 2002.

“The Pursuit of Happiness: A Radical Understanding,” remarks presented at the Foundation for Economic Education Annual Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 4, 2002.

“Is There No Virtue Among Us,” Eagle Forum Annual Conference, January 12, 2002.

“The Option of Charity Care, Sutherland Institute’s Dialogue Utah, a panel on health care Gould Auditorium, Marriott Library, University of Utah, November 16, 2002.

“Iraq and the Nagging Question of Justification,” Countdown Iraq: A Spectrum of Informed Opinion Conference, David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies, panel remarks, November 21, 2002.

“On Poverty and Charity Care,” Foundation for Economic Education Annual Conference, panel remarks, June 22, 2003.

“Playing God: Moral Dilemmas in a Utopian Age, President’s Reception Speech, Sutherland Institute, Joseph Smith Memorial Building, March 20, 2001.

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