Wednesday, November 5, 2025

The Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics News Archives

Voters in Akron will likely select next mayor in Tuesday's primary election
GOP Field Has Trump Right Where He Wants Them
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Dr. John Green on President Biden's Announcement
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy looks to shore up support for debt limit bill
Biden to launch reelection campaign, ending speculation about 2024 plans
Ron DeSantis Risks Spreading Himself Too Thin
Dr. John Green on Donald Trump
APS: Scholars Attend the Candidates Debate


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Dr. Amy Acton, Tim Ryan: What's the state of the 2026 Democratic governor's race?

In this article, Dr. David B. Cohen, professor of political science, comments on Dr. Amy Acton funning for Ohio governor. Cohen is also director of UA’s Applied Politics program and a fellow of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics.

Polls show where top Dems stand in Ohio

In this article, Dr. David B. Cohen, professor of political science, discusses the possibility of Democrats benefitting from a Trump administration that has low polling numbers. Cohen is also director of UA’s Applied Politics program and a fellow of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics.

Stephen C. Brooks

sbrooks@uakron.edu

  • Coronavirus
  • effect of pandemic on campaigning and voting in Ohio
  • media and politics
  • campaign news
  • campaign advertising


David B. Cohen

dbcohen@uakron.edu

  • American politics
  • president
  • vice president
  • POTUS
  • First Lady
  • White House
  • presidency
  • White House staff
  • chief of staff
  • White House press corps
  • executive branch
  • cabinet
  • Congress
  • House of Representatives
  • Senate
  • campaigns
  • elections
  • voting
  • Ohio politics
  • Ohio Statehouse
  • Ohio legislature
  • public opinion
  • WMD
  • weapons of mass destruction
  • homeland security
  • biological weapons
  • chemical weapons
  • nuclear weapons
  • arms control
  • Politics of coronavirus pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19


John Green

green@uakron.edu

  • Politics
  • religion and politics
  • campaign finance


Karl Kaltenthaler

kck@uakron.edu

  • Coronavirus
  • Global cooperation or lack of cooperation
  • Trade (trade wars)
  • US role in the world
  • Islamist Terrorism
  • ISIS (or IS or ISIL)
  • Al Qaeda
  • Taliban
  • Pakistani terrorist groups
  • Radicalization into Islamist terrorist groups
  • Drones
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • Iraq
  • Syria and Middle East security
  • Counterterrorism
  • Intelligence issues
  • National security policy and Muslim public opinion


James T. McHugh

mchugh@uakron.edu

  • Political science
  • political philosophy and ideology
  • democratic theory
  • Canadian politics
  • British politics
  • North American regional cooperation (including NAFTA)
  • human rights
  • international law
  • legal philosophy
  • state constitutions
  • comparative constitutional and legal systems