Clifford D. May

Defeating the Houthis

President Trump has re-designated the Houthi rebels of Yemen as a foreign terrorist organization. That they deserve the label is indisputable. Published February 4, 2025

Hamas-Israel hostage deal sets dangerous diplomatic precedent

As the ceasefire-for-hostages agreement went into effect over the weekend, Hamas terrorists no longer disguised themselves as civilians and rode through the streets of Gaza in fully fueled vehicles. Published January 21, 2025

Britain’s ‘rape jihad’ scandal exposes flaws in America’s immigration policies

Over decades, thousands of young British girls were systematically raped and, in some cases, murdered by immigrant gangs. Published January 14, 2025

Border security is national security

Not long ago, Republicans, Democrats and even big-time TV reporters agreed that secure borders were both good and necessary. Published January 7, 2025

American greatness requires great military power

Most Americans understand that the only winning strategy for the U.S. is "peace through strength" -- shorthand for what became known as the Reagan Doctrine. Published December 31, 2024

A letter to the Polish foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski

On Jan. 27, there will be a commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, where roughly 1 million Jews were slaughtered by the Nazis. Published December 24, 2024

The day after in Syria: Curb your enthusiasm about new regime

Following revolutions, we Americans are inclined to ask: "Are the new leaders like us? Are they moderates who believe in tolerance and peaceful coexistence?" Published December 17, 2024

Assad exits and Khamenei’s strategy unravels

The fall of the Assad regime and the fracturing of Ali Khamenei's anti-American and anti-Israeli axis have created a chance to restructure the Middle East. Published December 10, 2024

Israel’s gift: Lebanese patriots now have a chance to throw off Iran’s yoke

Do you recall the Cedar Revolution? Published December 3, 2024

Another week of attacks on Israel

For more than a year, Israel has been fighting a brutal multifront war against Iran's rulers and their terrorist proxies: Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Shia militias in Syria and Iraq. Published November 26, 2024

What needs to be achieved in Trump’s second term

Dear Mr. President/President-elect: Congratulations! You're the comeback kid. Not many 78-year-olds win that title. Published November 19, 2024

A few words of advice for the departing commander-in-chief Joey Biden

I imagine the past few weeks have been stressful for you and Dr. Jill. I noticed that on election day, she was dressed in red - not blue. Was her Freudian slip showing? Published November 12, 2024

West’s appeasing of sworn enemies doesn’t work

Sting was -- I think he still is -- a marvelous singer. But the naive notions expressed in his 1985 song "Russians" are long past their sell-by date. Published November 5, 2024

Israelis eliminate top Hamas terrorist Yahya Sinwar, but the war must go on

Last week, Israeli soldiers on patrol in Gaza encountered and eliminated Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas commander who plotted and implemented the invasion of Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and the massacre that followed. Published October 22, 2024

Year after Hamas attacked Israel, anti-Zionists cry out for more massacres

Last week, decent people mourned the 1,200 victims of the pogrom waged by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023 - the largest mass murder of Jews since the Holocaust. Published October 15, 2024

Britain atones for its colonialist past by encouraging China’s colonialist present

You've probably never heard of the Chagos Islands, and I'm sorry to put them on your to-worry-about list.. Published October 8, 2024

America’s enemies not interested in diplomatic solutions

Both the U.S. and Canada claim a tiny, barren island off the coast of Maine. If Washington and Ottawa wanted to settle the dispute over Machias Seal Island, they could send diplomats to find a solution. Published October 1, 2024

Israel sends pagers into battle with Hezbollah as Biden sounds another retreat

The long war that Iran's rulers and their proxies have been waging against Israel took an unexpected turn last week. Published September 24, 2024

Antisemitism should be crippled whenever it arises

They say you can't kill an idea. Who are they? Quite a few people mouth this bromide, but let's focus for a moment on Josep Borrell, the European Union's top diplomat. Published September 17, 2024

Twenty-three years into the long war, the threat matrix keeps expanding

Twenty-three years ago, on the sunny morning of Sept. 11, 2001, close to 3,000 people were murdered on American soil by 19 terrorists. Published September 10, 2024