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Monday, March 16, 2026

The Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics News Archives

Donald Trump wins big with swing state voters: Poll
With 'Bidenomics' push, president pitches public on his economic policies
Hunter Biden impact on 2024 election
Cornel West's presidential run could be Joe Biden's worst nightmare
GOP Candidates Enter 2024 Presidential Race
New Poll: Akron voters happy with results as women overwhelmingly elected Shammas Malik
By the Numbers: A Visual Look at Akron Decides Poll on Malik, Police and Protests
Disney CEO Bob Iger Nuked Ron DeSantis as a Threat in Just Six Months
'We're not going to wait our turn:' What Democrats can glean from new Ohio millennial mayors

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Ohio billionaire political funder Les Wexner to be deposed by members of Congress in Epstein probe

In this article, Dr. David B. Cohen, professor of political science, offers insight into the politicians who have received donations from Les Wexner over the years. Cohen also serves as director of UA’s Applied Politics program and is a fellow of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics.

President says US is ‘back’ and scolds Democrats: State of the Union analysis

As a guest on this episode of Sound of Ideas, Dr. David B. Cohen, professor of political science, discusses President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. Cohen is also director of UA’s Applied Politics program and a fellow of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics.

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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