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Clifford D. May

Clifford D. May

cmay123@washingtontimes.com

Clifford D. May is president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a columnist for The Washington Times. He can be reached at cliff@fdd.org.

Columns by Clifford D. May

Fascism for Dummies Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Fascism for dummies

Fascism seems to be all the rage these days. I'll give you a few examples.

September 13, 2022
Pelosi's Taiwan Trip Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Pelosi showing up in Taiwan is not enough

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi cares deeply about the people of Taiwan as she has throughout her long career. That's my story and I'm going to try my darnedest to stick to it.

August 30, 2022
Illustration on Hamas and press freedom by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Reporters in Gaza have never been free

Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood branch that rules Gaza, sat out this month's conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a smaller Gaza-based terrorist group tied to Iran's rulers.

August 16, 2022
Illustration on the founding principles, Constitution and ideals of America by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

U.S. must lead in shaping the future of the world

Altruism is a virtue. But altruism is not a serious basis for foreign policy. So, if you support Ukraine's resistance to Russian conquest only because it's a David-vs.-Goliath struggle you're a good person. But you're not thinking seriously about foreign policy.

July 5, 2022
Illustration on ideological Westerners self-hate in the West by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Westerners, too, are waging a ‘War on the West’

Vladimir Putin's Russia. Xi Jinping's China. Ali Khamenei's Iran. Al-Qaida. The Islamic State. These and other actors are waging a war on the West, a war against Western power and values.

June 21, 2022
Illustration on Turkey’s behavior in NATO by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Turkey: NATO’s problem child

Turkey is a long way from the North Atlantic, yet it is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

May 24, 2022
A woman passes by a mural depicting the Russian President Vladimir Putin that reads: ''Brother'' vandalized with paint, in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, May 7, 2022. Despite having to pay a big price Serbia for not introducing sanctions to Russia, Serbia will not do it , Serbian President Vucic said, but despite that the country will stay on its path toward the EU. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Tyrannical dictator Putin gives new life to NATO

Credit where credit is due: Russian President Vladimir Putin is revitalizing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an alliance that has never been obsolete but had become obsolescent.

May 17, 2022