Landon Schnabel, an associate professor of sociology at Cornell University who studies religion and social change, argues that tax exemptions exist for organizations serving the public good, not for private club discussions among insiders.

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Wendong Zhang is an associate professor of applied economics and policy and the co-author of Economic Impacts of the 2025 Trade Wars, a policy brief detailing how U.S. tariffs could drive global trade realignments and welfare redistribution.

International

Economics and Business

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Under the agriculture provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill, Congress eliminated SNAP-Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education), but there isn’t enough conversation about the role of SNAP-Ed in emergency response. 

Law and Policy

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Ivan Rudik is as associate professor of applied economics and policy at Cornell University and a former Chief Environmental Economist in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy during the Biden administration. He says the proposed NOAA cuts will cost lives.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told lawmakers this week that he wants all Americans wearing a wearable within the next four years, saying the tech is a way people can take control over their own health.

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Uriel Abulof, a visiting professor in Cornell University’s government department and a professor of politics at Tel-Aviv University, published a case study in the journal Politics and Policy:  Nuclear Diversion Theory and Legitimacy Crisis: The Case of Iran

Foreign Policy

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The U.S. Supreme Court has lifted a lower court injunction that prohibited the Trump administration from deporting people to third countries without first giving them due process, negating a fundamental right says immigration attorney and scholar at Cornell Law School Stephen Yale-Loehr. 

Law and Policy

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U.S. strikes overnight on three nuclear sites in Iran have set off fears of escalations and retaliation. The Department of Homeland Security issued an advisory June 22 saying attacks from low-level cyber “hacktivists” are likely.

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Heeyon Kim, an assistant professor of strategy who focuses on creative industries, says BTS’s return could deliver a much-needed economic boost to the K-pop industry, which has started showing signs of a slowdown.

Arts & Humanities

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Meta is suing a company that ran ads on its platforms that promote an app, Crush AI, that lets people create non-consensual, sexualized images of others using AI technology.

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