Clifford D. May

Muslim Brotherhood backer Qatar indoctrinating your children

For centuries, Qatar was a sparsely populated sheikhdom under the loose influence of successive Islamic empires, caliphates and regional Arab rulers.

June 9, 2026

Some helpful notes on Iran’s ‘Islamic revolutionaries’

Dear President Trump, I am sure you were disappointed to learn Monday that Iran's rulers have decided they are not interested in negotiating an extension of the ceasefire you granted on April 8.

June 2, 2026

Farewell Fidelismo? Trump has a chance to liberate the Cubans - and others

President Trump fancies himself a peacemaker, and the record supports him.

May 26, 2026

Trump should distrust and verify Xi after Beijing summit

How successful was the summit last week in Beijing? President Trump said it was a "great success." Xi Jinping, China's supreme ruler, merely called the meeting "constructive."

May 19, 2026

Mr. President, here’s your next Iran speech

My fellow Americans, I don't often sit down here in the Oval Office behind the Resolute Desk to give speeches. But I'm making an exception today because I want you to understand exactly what I'm thinking and what I plan to do about the America haters in Tehran.

May 12, 2026

Iran rulers’ ideology make lasting peace deal unlikely

Last week, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, New York Democrat, told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth why she is so opposed to the use of military force to address the threat posed by Tehran.

May 5, 2026

Jeffersonian strategy offers path forward in dealing with Iran threat

On Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad, where he was expected to finalize the terms of a deal he had offered President Trump.

April 28, 2026

All quiet on the Lebanese front?

This headline from the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. last week was typical: "Trump announces Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, but major disputes remain."

April 21, 2026

U.S., Israel degrade Iran’s power while leaving its ideology and ambitions untouched

After the 12-day war in June, President Trump probably thought something along these lines: "We gave those guys a good thrashing. They won't want to repeat the experience anytime soon."

April 14, 2026

Know thine enemy: America fights Iran’s rulers, not its people

Who are America's enemies today? Certainly not the Iranian people. Ample evidence suggests that most of them despise the clerical ruling class.

April 7, 2026

Why we have a TSA and a DHS

Let's take a break from the TSA/DHS imbroglio to recall why we need the agencies in the first place.

March 31, 2026

War of choice prevents war of necessity as Iran threat expands and critics look away

On the illiberal left and the defeatist right, America's military campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran is being condemned as "a war of choice, not a war of necessity."

March 24, 2026

America’s victory against Iran passes through Strait of Hormuz

Forty-seven years ago, the Islamic Republic of Iran vowed "Marg bar Amrika!" ("Death to America!")

March 17, 2026

Tucker Carlson ‘has lost his way’

Tucker Carlson watches the great battle against the world's leading sponsors of jihadi terrorism and calls it "evil and disgusting."

March 10, 2026

WATCH: Trump’s Iran strike fulfills ‘America First’ promise despite partisan outrage

On Saturday, President Trump made one of the best -- and, at eight minutes, briefest -- speeches of his career.

March 3, 2026

Secretary of State Rubio saving the European-American marriage

One of the most popular magazines in the years after World War II was the Ladies' Home Journal. One of its most popular features was "Can this marriage be saved?"

February 24, 2026

Free Jimmy Lai

Last week, a Hong Kong court imposed a 20-year prison sentence on Jimmy Lai, China's most prominent advocate for freedom of speech and the press.

February 17, 2026

A few words of advice on Iran and Gaza

"Carthago delenda est!" In case your Latin is rusty, that means "Carthage must be destroyed!" Cato the Elder would repeat this demand in every speech he gave in the Roman Senate.

February 10, 2026

Repairing Western alliance essential to winning the current cold war

Hindsight isn't always 20/20. It's reassuring to recall the Cold War as a time when the nations of the Free World (we capitalized the term back then) were united in a great struggle against communism

February 3, 2026

Trump’s Greenland deal: Defending the Arctic with America leading and NATO following

Tina Turner introduced performances of "Proud Mary" by informing her audience: "We never, ever do nothing nice and easy. We always do it nice and rough." President Trump could say the same.

January 27, 2026