Cornell Expert Quotes
Cornellians weigh in on current events in the news
"As Trump showed, even negative buzz is good, especially for front runners, because it can suck attention away from challengers (remember during GOP debate when he talked about his ‘hands’)."
Drew Margolin
Assistant Professor
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“A decade ago, one might argue that we could use natural gas as a bridge fuel, substituting for coal since gas emits less carbon dioxide. Unfortunately, though, the rapid increase in natural gas production from shale over the past years has led to a global increase in methane emissions. Since methane is such a powerful gas, these methane emissions make natural gas an even more climate-damaging fuel than coal.”
Media:
Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
(607) 793-5769
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“Biden understands the political power of public ritual as well as governance. He understands that the politics and theater of unity is in the end more powerful than the spectacle of disruption.”
Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
Related Tip Sheet:
Biden’s inaugural ‘theater of unity’ offers rebuke to violence (01/19/21)
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“Airbnb is fundamentally different than a hotel in that they are simply a platform, they are not public spaces, they do not have employees, and they do not have the type of debt service that a hotel has. In addition, they do not have security at their properties and they insure their providers so the potential costs are huge."
Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
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"DOL justifies the new rule as a way to help U.S. workers, but it will have the opposite impact. Companies may decide to offshore jobs overseas, hurting U.S. workers."
Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
Related Tip Sheet:
New H-1B rule is "last gasp" of Trump effort to limit immigration (01/12/21)
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“We are honored to partner with Governor Cuomo and the State of New York to create the new Public Health Corps. As a leading research university, Cornell looks forward to training those who will do the critical work of ensuring the fair and effective distribution of the vaccine to the people of New York.”
Media:
Lindsey Hadlock
lmh267@cornell.edu
607-269-6911
Related Tip Sheet:
Cornell partners with NYS to create new Public Health Corps (01/11/21)
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“I would also argue that there is the possibility of strategic police complicity as well. The police might have been complicit because many sympathize with President Trump’s cause, or because many of the insurrectionists are the same people that support the ‘blue lives matter’ counter-movement. They have been supportive of the police, and thus arresting ‘allies’ may not be in the larger interests of the police.”
Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
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“Cuomo is right that we need to make sure the vaccines are being given as quickly as possible and that sites are not allowed to stockpile. However, I agree with those who are critical of Cuomo’s plan for rigid rules and disqualifying sites, especially hospitals, from getting future distributions. Expanding the number of distribution sites and incentivizing rapid use of stocks is a better way to go. Regardless of who gets immunized when, we need to remember that we are in this for the long haul and everyone needs to continue to wear masks and physical distance.”
Media:
Lindsey Hadlock
lmh267@cornell.edu
607-269-6911
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“The politics of Georgia, and other fast growing southern states, are likely to become increasingly important in shaping not only national elections but the internal divisions within both parties, perhaps especially the Democratic Party.”
Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
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"Democratic procedure will most likely hold this week, but the spirit of democracy is damaged."
Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
Related Tip Sheet:
Electoral vote will be certified, but violence is inevitable (01/04/21)
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“Today, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and his Department of Education announced that they were, in the interest of promoting the desegregation of hundreds of New York City’s selective middle and high schools, planning to enact a number of major changes to the way students are admitted. If enacted, these changes would constitute the most significant, systemic steps toward integrating our nation’s largest and most segregated school system."
Media:
Lindsey Hadlock
lmh267@cornell.edu
607-269-6911
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