Clifford D. May
Columns by Clifford D. May
Trump halts the Indo-Pakistani conflict
President Trump has long been eager to stop armed conflicts. He succeeded last week, but with two asterisks. Published May 13, 2025
The Iran nuclear deal Trump wants
A fourth round of talks between Tehran's envoys and Steve Witkoff, President Trump's lead negotiator, did not occur in Rome over the weekend as expected. Published May 6, 2025
Putin only understands strength: Time for Trump to show it
A year ago, amid indications that Iran's rulers were preparing to launch a direct attack on Israel, President Biden publicly warned them: "Don't!" Published April 29, 2025
Truth matters: Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks now documented for history
The atrocities committed by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, were recorded by the terrorists themselves on their hip GoPro cameras, their mobile phones and even the phones of their victims. Published April 22, 2025
A ‘Reverse Kissinger’ would be a fool’s errand for Trump
You probably know what a reverse mortgage is because you've seen Tom Selleck selling them on television commercials, and you may recall what a reverse half-nelson is from high school gym class. Published April 15, 2025
Israel’s second War of Independence
It has been 18 months since Hamas' invasion of Israel and the barbaric pogrom that followed. Hamas is still holding and torturing hostages. Published April 8, 2025
Obama and Biden’s failed Russia policies
In 2008, Vladimir Putin's troops invaded neighboring Georgia and seized control of two regions. That chilled Russia's relations with the United States. Published March 25, 2025
Trump’s Ukraine diplomacy faces Putin test
First, President Trump muscled Volodymyr Zelenskyy into accepting, without guarantees, a 30-day ceasefire in the brutal war that Vladimir Putin has been waging against Ukraine. Published March 18, 2025
The clean energy revolution that never happened
Cast your mind back to Sept. 6, 2019, when candidate Joseph R. Biden took the hand of a 24-year-old activist. "Kiddo," he said, "look in my eyes. I guarantee you. I guarantee you. We're going to end fossil fuel." Published March 11, 2025
Getting the U.S. and Ukraine back on track
Vladimir Putin doesn't drink much, but I bet he poured himself a glass of Rossiyskoye Shampanskoye after watching relations between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump meltdown last Friday. Published March 4, 2025
Putin’s imperial playbook leaves no room for mystery
Churchill famously called Russia "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." Is the same true of Vladimir Putin, who has ruled Russia with an increasingly tight fist since 1999? Published February 25, 2025
Trump can halt Russia’s war against Ukraine
President Trump has begun to seriously turn his attention to Russia's war against Ukraine, which began three years ago Monday. Published February 18, 2025
Are Arab rulers with or against America?
More than 6 million Syrians fled their homeland during that country's almost 14-year-long civil war. Other nations took them in. It was the humanitarian thing to do. Published February 11, 2025
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
