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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

Saule Omarova of New York testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington to examine her nomination to be the Comptroller of the Currency, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Saule Omarova: Biden’s leftist banker

For decades, Joe Biden was known as a man of the center-left, a normal guy, a regular Joe. His views have changed. I'm going to venture a guess as to why.

November 23, 2021
Measuring Global Warming Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Chill out about global warming

At the United Nations Climate Summit (aka COP26) in Glasgow last week, President Joe Biden declared that climate change is "the existential threat to human existence as we know it."

November 9, 2021
Painting of the Battle of Lepanto of 1571 (public domain)

Remember the Battle of Lepanto

Last week, Oct. 7, to be precise, was the 450th anniversary of the Battle of Lepanto. Why should you give a flying fig?

October 12, 2021
Illustration on Pakistan's radicalization by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Time for U.S. to unfriend Pakistan

Who's to blame for America's humiliating surrender in Afghanistan? We would be remiss to ignore the contributions of others to this historic fiasco. Prominent among them: Pakistan's leaders.

September 22, 2021
FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2019 file photo, Ben Cohen, left, and Jerry Greenfield, co-founders of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, attend a protest in Washington. The Vermont-based Ben & Jerry's has always been known for promoting social causes as much as its flavors of ice cream, but few have attracted as much attention as its decision to stop selling its ice cream in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and contested east Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

An open letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield

Or is it okay if I call you Ben and Jerry? So, anyhow, I read your op-ed in The New York Times, headlined, "We're Ben and Jerry. Men of Ice Cream, Men of Principle," and I thought you might like - or at least tolerate - a little feedback.

August 3, 2021
Illustration on the return of antisemitism by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

The return of antisemitism

Antisemitism is back with a vengeance. According to the ADL, acts of assault, vandalism, and harassment against Jews are at the highest level "since ADL's tracking began in 1979."

July 13, 2021
Conquest of the UN by China and Russia Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Russia and China’s conquest of the United Nations

After the 20th century's first great war, France, Britain, Italy, Japan, and other major powers founded the League of Nations. Its primary mission: to keep the peace. It failed, of course.

July 6, 2021