Saturday, February 14, 2026

The Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics News Archives

Pat Robertson steps down as host of long-running '700 Club'
One in four Americans identify as Nones,. Why are millions leaving organized religion?
What does Rep. Anthony Gonzalez's decision to step down mean for the GOP's future?
GOP Senate candidates take page from Trump playbook as they fight for populist title
Vanderbilt lauds Massillon's James Lawson for his civil rights work
The Growing Influence of the Non-Religious
Delta Variant Presents New Threat to Continuity of Congress
Who's in the majority now?
Shontel Brown Wins Contentious Ohio Democratic Primary


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Dr. David Cohen Visits the Ray Horner Show

Dr. David B. Cohen, professor of political science, discusses the party politics of the Ohio governor’s race and who is – and isn’t – running for the position.

Dr. John Green visits the Ray Horner Show

As a guest on the Ray Horner Show, Dr. John Green, emeritus director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics and distinguished professor emeritus of political science, discusses the 2025 Trump administration.

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