Len Schoppa
@lschoppa.bsky.social
Political scientist at the University of Virginia writing on the political economy of Japan.
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Len Schoppa
@lschoppa.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Mom jailed for letting 10-year-old walk alone to town
It was dinnertime on October 30, 2024, when police handcuffed Brittany Patterson in front of three of her four children and drove her to the station in
reason.com
How crazy is it that in the US we arrest parents when their kids are found walking on their own at age 10? That is something 100 percent of Japanese kids do, and it is celebrated as part of good parenting. Check out this story from Georgia: reason.com/2024/11/11/m...
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Big upheaval in Japanese politics. Today (Japan time), after a ninety minute meeting between Saitō, head of Komeito, and Takaichi, the LDP politician who recently won her party’s presidency, Saitō announced an end to their parties’ 26-year-long coalition agreement.
October 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Big upheaval in Japanese politics. Today (Japan time), after a ninety minute meeting between Saitō, head of Komeito, and Takaichi, the LDP politician who recently won her party’s presidency, Saitō announced an end to their parties’ 26-year-long coalition agreement.
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for any UVA folks that follow me you should circulate this among your networks balkin.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
Balkinization: The Art of Replacing the Law with the Deal
A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics
balkin.blogspot.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
for any UVA folks that follow me you should circulate this among your networks balkin.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
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UVA Faculty Senate passed a resolution strongly opposing the Trump “Compact.” We, at least, remain committed to the historic values and mission of the university.
October 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
UVA Faculty Senate passed a resolution strongly opposing the Trump “Compact.” We, at least, remain committed to the historic values and mission of the university.
Here’s the story in Nikkei Asia: Japan PM Ishiba decides to skip NATO summit amid Mideast tensions asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Jap...
Japan PM Ishiba decides to skip NATO summit amid Mideast tensions
Cancellation made for 'various reasons,' government says
asia.nikkei.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Here’s the story in Nikkei Asia: Japan PM Ishiba decides to skip NATO summit amid Mideast tensions asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Jap...
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Japan PM Ishiba decides to skip NATO summit amid Mideast tensions- Officially he cancelled because Trump bombed Iran, but I suspect a second unstated reason was a desire to avoid Japan being put on the spot as to whether it was willing to increase defense spending to 5 percent of GDP from 1.8 now.
June 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Japan PM Ishiba decides to skip NATO summit amid Mideast tensions- Officially he cancelled because Trump bombed Iran, but I suspect a second unstated reason was a desire to avoid Japan being put on the spot as to whether it was willing to increase defense spending to 5 percent of GDP from 1.8 now.
Japan PM Ishiba decides to skip NATO summit amid Mideast tensions- Officially he cancelled because Trump bombed Iran, but I suspect a second unstated reason was a desire to avoid Japan being put on the spot as to whether it was willing to increase defense spending to 5 percent of GDP from 1.8 now.
June 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Japan PM Ishiba decides to skip NATO summit amid Mideast tensions- Officially he cancelled because Trump bombed Iran, but I suspect a second unstated reason was a desire to avoid Japan being put on the spot as to whether it was willing to increase defense spending to 5 percent of GDP from 1.8 now.
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The Trump administration is set to cancel tens of millions of dollars in grants to scientists studying environmental hazards faced by children in rural America, among other health issues, according to internal emails written by senior officials at the EPA.
E.P.A. Set to Cancel Grants Aimed at Protecting Children From Toxic Chemicals
The cancellations, set to apply to pending and active grants, also affect research into “forever chemicals” contaminating the food supply.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The Trump administration is set to cancel tens of millions of dollars in grants to scientists studying environmental hazards faced by children in rural America, among other health issues, according to internal emails written by senior officials at the EPA.
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My translation of a viral Japanese meme summarizing decades of U.S. complaints about Japan not buying enough American cars (while not making the kind of cars Japanese consumers actually want):
April 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
My translation of a viral Japanese meme summarizing decades of U.S. complaints about Japan not buying enough American cars (while not making the kind of cars Japanese consumers actually want):
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There is no clearer voice on democratic erosion than Steven Levitsky.
This piece is perfect. It will help clarify the worried thoughts of those who already know things are bad, but it also explains what is happening to those who don't yet know.
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
This piece is perfect. It will help clarify the worried thoughts of those who already know things are bad, but it also explains what is happening to those who don't yet know.
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Path to American Authoritarianism
What comes after democratic breakdown.
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
There is no clearer voice on democratic erosion than Steven Levitsky.
This piece is perfect. It will help clarify the worried thoughts of those who already know things are bad, but it also explains what is happening to those who don't yet know.
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
This piece is perfect. It will help clarify the worried thoughts of those who already know things are bad, but it also explains what is happening to those who don't yet know.
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
How crazy is it that in the US we arrest parents when their kids are found walking on their own at age 10? That is something 100 percent of Japanese kids do, and it is celebrated as part of good parenting. Check out this story from Georgia: reason.com/2024/11/11/m...
Mom jailed for letting 10-year-old walk alone to town
It was dinnertime on October 30, 2024, when police handcuffed Brittany Patterson in front of three of her four children and drove her to the station in
reason.com
November 13, 2024 at 1:35 PM
How crazy is it that in the US we arrest parents when their kids are found walking on their own at age 10? That is something 100 percent of Japanese kids do, and it is celebrated as part of good parenting. Check out this story from Georgia: reason.com/2024/11/11/m...