John Tobin-de la Puente is a professor of practice at Cornell’s SC Johnson College of Business, and a former Managing Director and Global Head of Sustainability at Credit Suisse. He says long-term investors are unlikely to rely on EPA’s announced reversal to change their investment portfolios. 

Economics and Business

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Robert Howarth, a professor of ecology and environmental biology at Cornell University, studies the greenhouse gas footprint of methane extracted from shale formations and liquified natural gas. He comments on reports of a drafted plan coming from the EPA that will seek to repeal the 2009 declaration known as the “endangerment finding,” scientifically establishing greenhouse gases endanger human lives.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Samantha Sheppard, an associate professor of cinema and media studies who studies race and representation in film, television, and digital media, says his death represents a significant cultural loss for the industry and Black audiences, in particular.

Arts & Humanities

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David Shoemaker, a professor of philosophy at Cornell University who studies the moral psychology of humor, says that political satire—long a staple of late-night TV—plays a critical role in democracy, cutting through partisanship and exposing hypocrisies that traditional news often can’t.

Arts & Humanities

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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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