Gary Leupp

Gary Leupp is Emeritus Professor of History at Tufts University, and is the author of Servants, Shophands and Laborers in in the Cities of Tokugawa JapanMale Colors: The Construction of Homosexuality in Tokugawa Japan; and Interracial Intimacy in Japan: Western Men and Japanese Women, 1543-1900 and coeditor of The Tokugawa World (Routledge, 2021). He is a contributor to Hopeless: Barack Obama and the Politics of Illusion, (AK Press). He can be reached at: gleupp@tufts.edu

The Khashoggi Incident: Trump’s Special Relationship With the Saudi Monarchy

The Crowd Laughter President

All the Good News (Ignored by the Trump-Obsessed Media)

The U.S., Saudi Arabia, and Israel (vs. Iran and the World)

WTF? Why Adulate this Warmonger?

Trump’s Global Impact (and What Russia Could Do)

Is Russia an Adversary?

An Open Letter to Joe Scarborough

Trump’s Helsinki Press Conference and Public Disgrace

When Did Russia Become an Adversary?

Bolton, MEK and Trump Iran Strategy

The Millstone around Trump’s Neck?

Fear and Trembling about the Trump-Putin Summit

“Trade Wars are Good”

Why It Just Makes Sense for the U.S. to Withdraw from the UNHRC

Jeff Sessions and St. Paul’s Clear and Wise Commands

Norway: Just Withdraw From NATO

Trump Gives Bibi Whatever He Wants

The “Ugh!” Heard Round the World: Mika Brzezinski on the Kim-Trump Summit

“They Threw Russia Out”: On Trump’s Understanding of Recent History

Why Do Democrats Want to Sabotage North Korea Talks?

Iran, India and Pompeo’s Demands

Giuliani as Master Diplomat

The Assad-Kim Summit with Iran in the Background

Trump is Alienating Europe, and This Is a Good Thing

Europe and the US: Dawn of an Era of Mutual Indignation

Pompeo’s Iran Speech and the 21 Demands

Art of the Dealbreaker: Trump’s Cancellation of the Summit with Kim

Dawn of an Era of Mutual Indignation?

Question for Discussion: Is Russia an Adversary Nation?

The McCain Cult

The Europe That Can Say No?

Hizbollah’s Victory and the U.S.-Iran Conflict

U.S. to World: We Are Not With You

Europe: Sorry, Iran, Trump Says We Can’t Do Business with You

How Will Europe React to Trump’s Dumping the Iran Deal?

House of Cards: Trump’s Accumulating Worries

Trump’s Explanation for the Hush-Money

On the Difference Between “Has” and “Had”

The Korean Breakthrough

What It Means When the U.S. President Conspicuously and Publicly Removes a Speck of Dandruff from the French President’s Lapel

Ending the Park Era in South Korea for Good

Let Us Think About Soybeans

“Let Other People Take Care of It”

The Trump-Daniels Timeline

The Skripal Poisonings and the Ongoing Vilification of Putin

The Children’s Crusade (Against Early Death by School-Shootings)

Trump, the Crown Prince and the Whole Ugly Big Picture

Brennan, Venality and Turpitude

What If There Was No Collusion?