Saturday, April 19, 2025

The Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics News Archives

Susie Wiles, future Trump chief of staff | A key position for a shadow strategist
What the heck is going on? Hudson votes blue, Mogadore goes red and deep-blue Akron is fading
Do Democrats Have a Working Class Problem?
Explaining the choices made by Akron-area voters, from the U.S. Congress to the APS school levy
'I See a Lot of Red': Takeaways from Ohio's 2024 Election
How will the new Ohio Supreme Court supermajority impact issues like redistricting and abortion?
Endorsement beats experience in Moreno's Senate win
Who will replace JD Vance as an Ohio U.S. Senator?
Support for Trump, other factors doomed Ohio Issue 1 redistricting plan


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After Bitter Defeats Last Year, Ohio Democrats Are Biding Time as GOP Moves Full Swing Into 2026

In this article, Dr. J. Cherie Strachan, professor of political science and director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics, discusses the future of the Democratic party in Ohio.

What does Trump's Dept. of Education order mean for local schools?

In this article, Dr. David B. Cohen, professor of political science, discusses the implications of President Donald Trump signing an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. 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