While U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared to favor the idea that religious parents can remove their children from public school lessons that include LGBTQ themes, this situation prompts reflection on the boundaries of religious liberty in a pluralistic society says Cornell University professor Landon Schnabel. 

Law and Policy

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Pope Francis — the first pope from Latin America, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first non-European to lead the Church since the 8th century — died on Monday, marking the end of a historic papacy. 

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Wendong Zhang is an assistant professor of applied economics and policy at Cornell University. He says the tariffs by the U.S., and the resulting counter-tariffs from China, have resulted in the highest, broad-based tariff hikes since WWII.

Economics and Business

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Shannon Gleeson is a professor of labor relations, law and history and studies the politics of immigrant worker rights. While the agreement focuses on those immigrants with final orders of removal, or who are under criminal investigation, she says this distinction obscures the impact this shift in policy will have. 

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Sara Bronin is a professor of planning at Cornell University, an architect, attorney and founding director of the National Zoning Atlas. Her recent work with the Regional Plan Association analyzed the increasing risk of future flooding in New York City and how it may affect housing. 

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to tell the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation – a move that will likely draw criticism from scientists, dentists and public health officials who claim the U.S. Health Secretary is “anti-science”.

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David Sherwyn, professor of hospitality human resources and law, says the tourism industry is exposed to a number of potential consequences related to President Trump’s tariffs and immigration policies.

Economics and Business

School of Hotel Administration

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Denise Green, director of the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection, says the bulk of apparel and shoes sold in the U.S. are manufactured in China, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Economics and Business

Foreign Policy

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Lilly Jan, senior lecturer of food and beverage management at the Nolan School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University, says the chain faced a number of limiting concepts, and failures to adapt. 

Economics and Business

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

School of Hotel Administration

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Providing Democrats with a long-awaited boost in energy, Cory Booker's historic speech in the U.S. Senate, in protest of President Trump's policies, was long-awaited “good trouble” within the Democratic Party says Cornell University professor Alexander Livingston. 

Law and Policy

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