Tom Phuong Le
@tomphuongle.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Politics at Pomona College. Author of Japan's Aging Peace: Pacifism and Militarism in the Twenty-First Century (Columbia University Press). http://cup.columbia.edu/book/japans-aging-peace/9780231199797
I think I’ll select seat 14B. Never give up the opportunity to make two new friends on a 2.5 hour train ride.
July 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I think I’ll select seat 14B. Never give up the opportunity to make two new friends on a 2.5 hour train ride.
Updating my leaders slide since we got new leaders. Some things to notice, Kim Jong Un has been in power for 13+ years now, just 4 years fewer than his father. He's only 41 years old. Abe gets credit for 8 years in power in his second term, but that's a typical 2-term presidency. Volatility in ROK.
June 16, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Updating my leaders slide since we got new leaders. Some things to notice, Kim Jong Un has been in power for 13+ years now, just 4 years fewer than his father. He's only 41 years old. Abe gets credit for 8 years in power in his second term, but that's a typical 2-term presidency. Volatility in ROK.
Hard copy in hand. It’s for real now!
June 10, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Hard copy in hand. It’s for real now!
Joni Ernst been working out.
May 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Joni Ernst been working out.
I dare you to look at a kangaroo and not laugh, I dare you.......Well they're usually funnier.
May 17, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I dare you to look at a kangaroo and not laugh, I dare you.......Well they're usually funnier.
Steady oneself, and hold onto hope. JPow has never failed us.
April 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Steady oneself, and hold onto hope. JPow has never failed us.
He’s geared up and ready to go. I just want to join his party. Get some easy xp.
April 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
He’s geared up and ready to go. I just want to join his party. Get some easy xp.
There was so much outrage over this 10 years ago. Like it was the end of the world. With how things are going, I wouldn't mind going back to these simpler times.
April 10, 2025 at 5:58 AM
There was so much outrage over this 10 years ago. Like it was the end of the world. With how things are going, I wouldn't mind going back to these simpler times.
China and the US playing the retaliatory tariff game.
April 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
China and the US playing the retaliatory tariff game.
We can write it in with permanent marker that we’re going to have something bad happen every day going forward for a while.
April 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
We can write it in with permanent marker that we’re going to have something bad happen every day going forward for a while.
Determining what percent tariff to put on Taiwan.
April 4, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Determining what percent tariff to put on Taiwan.
Yankees trying out new bats.
March 31, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Yankees trying out new bats.
Daycare signups this Thursday. Pray for me.
March 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Daycare signups this Thursday. Pray for me.
Fine. I can see how someone can get mad at an unflattering painting.
March 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Fine. I can see how someone can get mad at an unflattering painting.
China watching Trump’s foreign policy right now.
March 22, 2025 at 4:26 AM
China watching Trump’s foreign policy right now.
These guys will take thousands of photos together and Yamamoto will always have to be in the middle.
February 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
These guys will take thousands of photos together and Yamamoto will always have to be in the middle.
Yah, Squid Games biting critique of exploitive capitalism really had an impact.
February 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Yah, Squid Games biting critique of exploitive capitalism really had an impact.
Achievement unlocked.
February 18, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Achievement unlocked.
Me chairing a department.
February 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Me chairing a department.
Just added the Shin Godzilla to my office collection. Are pop figures getting smaller?
February 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Just added the Shin Godzilla to my office collection. Are pop figures getting smaller?
The US government right now.
February 4, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The US government right now.
What we're doing is not working. And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords. I'd like to remind them as a trusted political scientist, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves
February 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
What we're doing is not working. And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords. I'd like to remind them as a trusted political scientist, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves