VCU Political Science

VCU Political Science The Department of Political Science at VCU College of Humanities and Science.

New episode of CIVIL DISCOURSEListen to the latest deep dive into U.S. politics with Dr. John Aughenbaugh and VCU Resear...
09/11/2026

New episode of CIVIL DISCOURSE

Listen to the latest deep dive into U.S. politics with Dr. John Aughenbaugh and VCU Research Librarian Nia Rodgers.

EPISODE 4 • SEASON 23: Moonshine Madness (Aired 9/11/2026)

Dr. John Aughenbaugh and librarian Nia Rodgers look at competing District Court rulings regarding the Constitutionality of the Congressional ban on home brewing of alcoholic beverages.

https://guides.library.vcu.edu/discourse

New episode of CIVIL DISCOURSEListen to the latest deep dive into U.S. politics with Dr. John Aughenbaugh and VCU Resear...
09/11/2026

New episode of CIVIL DISCOURSE

Listen to the latest deep dive into U.S. politics with Dr. John Aughenbaugh and VCU Research Librarian Nia Rodgers.

EPISODE 3 • SEASON 23: Stories Behind the Names: Janet Reno (Aired 9/9/2026)

Dr. John Aughenbaugh and librarian Nia Rodgers explore the storied career of the first female United States Attorney General, Janet Reno.

https://guides.library.vcu.edu/discourse

Congratulations to POLI's own Dr. Amanda Wintersieck and Dr. Chapman Rackaway of Radford University! They won the 2026 A...
09/10/2026

Congratulations to POLI's own Dr. Amanda Wintersieck and Dr. Chapman Rackaway of Radford University! They won the 2026 APSA Civic Engagement Sections Outstanding Civic Engagement Project Award for their work on the Virginia Government Simulation. The Virginia Government Simulation allows undergraduate students from across the commonwealth the opportunity to live the life of a lawmaker during a three-day simulation. For more information about VGS or the Baldacci Institute for Civil Discourse, please visit https://baldacci.vcu.edu/va-government-simulation/

What is in the P**p? (Aired 9/4/2026)Dr. John Aughenbaugh and librarian Nia Rodgers discuss the strange cases of the gov...
09/04/2026

What is in the P**p? (Aired 9/4/2026)

Dr. John Aughenbaugh and librarian Nia Rodgers discuss the strange cases of the government investigating evidence of drug use or illness in municipal wastewater systems.

https://guides.library.vcu.edu/discourse

New episode of CIVIL DISCOURSEListen to the latest deep dive into U.S. politics with Dr. John Aughenbaugh and VCU Resear...
08/28/2026

New episode of CIVIL DISCOURSE

Listen to the latest deep dive into U.S. politics with Dr. John Aughenbaugh and VCU Research Librarian Nia Rodgers.

EPISODE 1 • SEASON 23: Eff Your License Plate (Aired 8/28/2026)

Dr. John Aughenbaugh and librarian Nia Rodgers start the new season with a salty discussion of what can legally appear on your license plate. This episode is in response to a case working its way through the Virginia legal system (and then possibly the Supreme Court), Whateley v. Lackey.

https://guides.library.vcu.edu/discourse

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