Academic foundation
Tures earned his B.A. at Trinity University, completed an M.A. in International Relations at Marquette University in 1994, and received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Florida State University in 2000. Before joining LaGrange College in 2001, he worked as a defense contractor. These experiences inform his teaching and his analysis of power, conflict, and policy.
About Dr. John A. Tures
John A. Tures is a professor of political science at LaGrange College in Georgia, where he serves as Coordinator of the Political Science Program and Director of Undergraduate Research. For more than two decades, he has taught and written on American and international politics while advising student researchers and building bridges between the classroom and the public square.
Scholarship and public writing
Beyond academic work, Tures is a prolific columnist whose analysis appears in national and regional outlets. His byline and commentary can be found at Observer, Yahoo News, and HuffPost, among others, with regular syndication across nonprofit state newsrooms such as Arizona Mirror, Missouri Independent, Kansas Reflector, Ohio Capital Journal, Iowa Capital Dispatch, Wisconsin Examiner, and Pennsylvania Capital-Star. His articles frequently reach broader audiences through MSN and other distributors.
At LaGrange College, Tures is known for an active, student-centered approach. As Coordinator of the Political Science Program and Director of Undergraduate Research, he guides students through original projects that connect theory to real-world questions—an approach reflected in his program leadership and public-facing scholarship
Teaching and mentorship
Forthcoming fiction:
BRANDED
Branded is a razor-sharp political thriller that pulls readers into a world where news isn’t reported—it’s engineered. When a small college professor and his students uncover a sinister pattern linking corporate power, media manipulation, and deadly “accidents,” they find themselves targeted by forces willing to silence them at any cost. Fast-paced and disturbingly timely, Branded exposes how branding, politics, and conspiracy collide in a story that feels one step ahead of tomorrow’s headlines.
Speaking and media
Tures speaks with audiences ranging from civic groups to university forums on electoral strategy, political polarization, media narratives, and how data clarifies public debates. He also engages with reporters and editors who need evidence-driven commentary that is accessible without sacrificing rigor. (Media inquiries welcome; see contact information below.)
John's Columns & Writing
Tures’s columns and research examine elections, political communication, public policy, and international affairs—often with empirical evidence that challenges assumptions. Recent and representative topics include disaster politics and presidential behavior, pandemic-era economics, culture-war polling, and the trajectory of state-level party coalitions.