“There’s a real moral dilemma for many Thais … who have been raised with the monarchy but are also pro-democracy and have a moral code,” says Tamara Loos, professor and chair in the Department of History.

Suzanne Mettler, professor of government, and colleague Robert C. Lieberman, professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University, write this opinion piece about four current threats to American democracy.

Larry Smart, professor of horticulture, discusses how he thinks hemp could fight climate change, if corporations are willing to commit to making more hemp-based products as opposed to those derived from fossil fuels.

“It’s hard to have policies that please everyone and policies that apply to every neighborhood uniformly,” says medical epidemiologist Isaac Weisfuse.

Eswar Prasad, professor of economics, says President Donald Trump’s denial of election results is “whipping up an extraordinary degree of uncertainty that, if prolonged much further, will act as a drag on what is at best a nascent and fickle economic recovery.” 

“I think it’s quite possible,” says James Grimmelmann, professor of law. “Twitter has all along said that the policy that has kept Trump on Twitter is an exception for leaders and political figures.”

“What the stories of these Mexican American and Native American soldiers make clear is that World War II was not the victory of white America,” says David Silbey, associate adjunct professor of history and associate director of Cornell in Washington. “It was the victory of all the diverse groups of America.” 

“There are some operators that are holding out hope that something will come down that will be useful to them, but in reality I think we’re going to have to wait for a new administration for any small business reform,” says Alex Susskind, associate dean for academic affairs at the School for Hotel Administration.

“This will be a good chance to understand that green is also a color,” says William Miller, professor of horticulture. “In the springtime, I think people get overwhelmed by the azaleas and the dogwoods, and they miss out on the green.”

“The unchecked spread of the virus and continuing political tumult in the United States have reinforced Beijing’s view that the United States is in decline,” says Jessica Chen Weiss, associate professor of government.

“This virus is a monster,” says epidemiologist at the College of Veterinary Medicine Isaac Weisfuse. “It seems to find the weaknesses, in terms of people who are susceptible.”

Daniel Alpert, visiting fellow at the Law School, writes this opinion piece about the needs of many middle and working class families that have been ignored for decades and what needs to be done in order to address them.