One of the most influential policy websites in Washington has signed up a slate of 14 Cornell faculty writers.

The Hill’s contributors section feature columns by thought leaders, designed to inform lawmakers and government leaders on key issues.

The first Cornell column, by law professor Robert Hockett (“Geithner, Mian and Sufi on the Crisis”), on the lingering effects of the Great Recession, was published May 28.

“Many here at Cornell have much to say that should – and will – be of great practical interest to national legislators and regulators,” Hockett said. “The Hill, for its part, is one of the most devoutly read dailies among that same crowd. That Cornell scholars will now be contributing to this journal is very good news, bringing those with helpful things to say into touch with those who need and wish to hear it.”

Also appearing in The Hill have been agricultural economist Andrew Novakovic (“White Potatoes and Chocolate Milk”); economist Christopher Barrett (“Highway Robbery on the High Seas”); and historian Barry Strauss (“The ‘Managed Democracies’ of Putin and Erdoğan”).

Look for upcoming columns by Josh Chafetz (law), Drew Harvell (ecology and environmental biology), Thomas Hirschl (development sociology), Mary Katzenstein (government), Steven Kyle (economics), Sarah Kreps (government), Arts and Sciences Dean Gretchen Ritter, Noliwe Rooks (Africana studies), Lynn Stout (law) and Stephen Yale-Loehr (law).

Also appearing in the space are writers from such think tanks as the American Enterprise Institute, the Brookings Institution, Atlantic Council, and Center for American Progress, and universities such as Johns Hopkins.

“Much of Internet journalism is very brief because of the need for speed; news organizations want to be first. But readers also want what is more considered, more nuanced and more supported by data, and we can offer that by having experts contributing analysis and commentary to The Hill,” said Hugo Gurdon, The Hill editor. “Making it possible for scholars to influence lawmakers is not really our aim, or at least not a primary purpose. But it is likely to be one of the results.”

Highlights from the columns appear on the Cornell Chronicle’s Essentials blog.