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About Susan Liebell
Susan Liebell is a political theorist working at the intersection of public law. Currently, she is researching and publishing on originalism, Stand Your Ground, reproductive rights, and the Second Amendment. Recently, her work has appeared in the Monkey Cage, The Journal of Politics, and Polity. Her teaching during COVID was featured in the Washington Post. She provides political commentary for many outlets including KYW in Philly, PHL 17's In Focus, and Wisconsin Public Radio's Central Time.Susan Liebell is a Professor of Political Science at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.
NBN Episodes hosted by Susan:
January 31, 2026
Black Folk
In the United States, the stoicism and importance of the “working class” is part of the national myth. The term is often used to conjure the contribut…
August 31, 2025
Censored
We often think of censorship as governments removing material or harshly punishing people who spread or access information. But Margaret E. Roberts’ n…
July 20, 2025
American by Birth
All nations make rules -- through their constitutions, legislatures, bureaucratic practices – about who counts as a citizen. American by Birth examine…
May 19, 2025
Calibrating the Outrage: A Conversation about Democratic Erosion, Legality, and Politics
We’ve been focusing on the dynamics of democratic backsliding in the United States and beyond. In this episode of Postscript: Conversations on Politic…
May 12, 2025
Constitutional Crisis or a Stalemate?
At the 100 day mark of Donald Trump’s second term as president, the political scientists at Bright Line Watch released their 25th report on the state…
May 5, 2025
Reimagining the American Union
Since American president Donald Trump was elected to a second term, it is common to hear citizens, journalists, and public officials distinguish betwe…
April 28, 2025
Understanding Reproduction in Social Contexts
In today's post-Roe v. Wade world, U.S. maternal mortality is on the rise and laws regarding contraception, involuntary sterilization, access to repro…
April 21, 2025
Postscript: Political Scientists Ring Alarm Bell Over Trump’s Second Administration
After being sworn in as the 47th president, President Donald Trump quickly altered American government – and political discourse. He issued a slew of …
April 14, 2025
Feminist Ethnography
How do we acquire knowledge about societies? Does how we acquire social knowledge shape what we know? How conscious must we be of our own experiences …
March 31, 2025
History, Narratives, and Political Power
President Donald Trump has threatened the federal funding and jobs of institutions and individuals that document, archive, and analyze historical mate…
March 27, 2025
Fetal Positions
Most people think about abortion in the context of the country they live in. In the U.S., abortion fuels debate, elections, and legislation. In China,…
March 24, 2025
Not a Matter of Left or Right: Historians Fighting Censorship
The executive directors of the American Historical Association and Organization of American Historians join the podcast to talk about the effects of h…
March 17, 2025
The President's Kill List
Investigative reporter Bob Woodward once noted that assassination was the Scarlett letter of American politics because targeted killings challenge the…
March 14, 2025
Donald Trump is Erasing History
On January 20th, Donald Trump issued an executive order entitled “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the…
March 10, 2025
All talk and no action? How political scientists respond to racism and authoritarianism?
After the murder of George Floyd, the United States had the largest protests in the nation’s history. Other public and private responses included corp…
February 24, 2025
How to Fight Back
Shortly after Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 47th American president, he issued 37 executive orders and, subsequently, the Trump administration h…
February 17, 2025
The Private Is Political
As Americans increasingly depend upon their phones, computers, and internet resources, their actions are less private than they believe. Data is routi…
February 3, 2025
Surviving Alex
In 2015, Patricia Roos’s twenty-five-year-old son Alex died of a heroin overdose. Turning her grief into action, Roos, a professor of sociology at Rut…
December 23, 2024
Sustainability Simplified
Josh Spodek disconnected his Manhattan apartment from the electric grid in May 2022. Over time, he has reduced his consumption and contribution to lan…
December 16, 2024
Postscript: Violence, Consent, and Coercion in American Football
Last week, the press focused on what the press repeatedly characterized as an “ugly” fight between American college football players that broke out af…
December 9, 2024
Commander in Chief
The balance of power between the United States Congress and the president is particularly contested when it comes to war powers. The U.S. Constitution…
December 2, 2024
The Presidents and the People
In 2024, people around the world focus on an American president who calls for the imprisonment of critics, spreads the culture of white supremacy, and…
November 25, 2024
Tackle Football and Traumatic Brain Injuries
Football is the national game in the United States – and many families and friends bond over their love of the sport. While few people play profession…
November 14, 2024
Postscript: Reflections on the 2024 American Presidential Election
Many pundits are rushing to judgement – claiming to identify the “one” reason that Donald Trump won or Kamala Harris lost the 2024 Presidential Electi…