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"Even if a People’s Vote is called for, the specific options on the ballot are incredibly important. (...) A poorly executed second referendum could divide the country even further, and create more problems than it solves.”
Assistant professor in the department of Government

Alexandra Cirone

Assistant professor in the department of Government

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Law, Government & Public Policy
Douglas L. Kriner

Professor of Government

Kriner says:

“For two years, Americans have anxiously awaited the release of the Mueller report, longing for a denouement to one of the most contentious chapters of American political history.

“However, House Democrats’ early steps make clear that the Mueller report will be only the end of the beginning. Rather than simply wait for Mueller, House Democrats have moved aggressively on multiple fronts to launch and expand an array of investigations into not only possible Russian collusion and obstruction of justice, but also into a host of other alleged cases of administrative misconduct.

“Historically, investigations have been one of the most powerful institutional weapons with which the president’s opponents in Congress have battled the administration in the public sphere and inflicted considerable political damage on the White House. Just as many have speculated that Trump’s greatest legal jeopardy may actually come from the Southern District of New York rather than Mueller, the new wave of congressional investigations the Mueller report will unleash may pose the most severe political threat yet to his presidency.”
Media: Rachel Rhodes rer252@cornell.edu 202-434-8036
Related Tip Sheet: Mueller report release only the “end of the beginning”? (03/22/19)
Law, Government & Public Policy , International , Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor in Cornell University’s Department of Government
Sarah Kreps

Associate Professor in Cornell University’s Department of Government
Sarah Kreps, professor of government at Cornell University, is an expert on international conflict. Her recent research focuses on how matters of foreign policy affect Trump’s approval rating. She says that compared to a Democrat, Trump faces less political risk as he negotiates with North Korea.
Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 202-434-8049
Related Tip Sheet: Trump’s dovish North Korea posture unlikely to affect his ratings (02/06/19)
Law and Policy , Law, Government & Public Policy , Arts and Sciences , Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
professor of history at Cornell University
Lawrence Glickman

professor of history at Cornell University

“That idea of promoting justice through the pocketbook has been a powerful force in American history, and the expanding boycott against the NRA is just the latest example.”
Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 202-434-8049
Related Tip Sheet: NRA boycotts lay bare US consumers' economic leverage (03/01/18)
Agriculture and Life Sciences , Food & Agriculture , Law, Government & Public Policy
Andrew Novakovic
Andrew Novakovic

Professor of Agricultural Economics
“Industry advocates and sympathetic legislators have subsequently sought ways to make the program more useful. Unfortunately, this has proven very difficult in the process of negotiating toward a new Farm Bill — simply because any changes that make the program more helpful necessarily make the program more expensive. Without specific approval to spend more money on MPP-Dairy, the agriculture committees had no room to improve the program.”
Media: Lindsey Hadlock lmh267@cornell.edu 607-269-6911
Related Tip Sheet: Bipartisan Budget Act goes sour for dairy (02/14/18)
Law, Government & Public Policy , Industrial and Labor Relations , Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship , Cornell in DC
Associate Professor of Labor Relations, Law & History at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Shannon Gleeson

Associate Professor of Labor Relations, Law & History at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations
The racist focus on border militarization and no holds-bar deportation follows no logic of security, and is terrorizing immigrants and their families across the country and threatening the economic stability, educational opportunities, and mental and physical health of the communities in which they live and work.
Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 202-434-8049
Related Tip Sheet: Trump border wall investment and deportation policy ‘terrorizing immigrants’ (02/13/18)
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship , Computing & Information Sciences , Law, Government & Public Policy , Washington D.C. , Cornell SC Johnson College of Business , Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management
Associate Professor of Economics at the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
Aija Leiponen

Associate Professor of Economics at the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management

“If network providers like AT&T merge with major content distributors, they might be inclined to raise prices on other content providers and potentially drive them out of business. Their opportunity to dominate both industries would be magnified by the potential repeal of net neutrality in coming weeks.”
Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 202-434-8049
Related Tip Sheet: AT&T-Time Warner deal made worse by repeal of net neutrality (12/11/17)
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship , Law, Government & Public Policy , Social & Behavioral Sciences , Labor Relations & Human Resources , Washington D.C. , Johnson Graduate School of Management , Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Associate Professor of Marketing at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Manoj Thomas

Associate Professor of Marketing at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
“Research suggests that lack of clarity about how the tip money will be shared could reduce the rate of tipping. To avoid this, it would be important for restaurants to clearly state that the tips will not be pocketed by the management.”
Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 202-434-8049
Related Tip Sheet: Transparency is key in proposed changes to tipping rules (12/11/17)