Clifford D. May / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Clifford D. May / JNS.org
Making America Abandon Global Leadership
JNS.org - If I use the term “restrainer” what does that call to mind? A device that keeps an infant safe in the back seat...
Iran’s Rulers (Still) Seek Nuclear Weapons
JNS.org - Baden-Württemberg is a bucolic state in southwest Germany, but its capital is Stuttgart, one of the world’s great high-tech centers. Like other German states, Baden-Württemberg has...
The US Finally Begins to Stand Up to the ICC
JNS.org - Wars are contests of wills, and Americans have long had enemies who use guns and bombs in an attempt to force us to...
Israel’s Daunting Decision on Drawing Permanent Borders
JNS.org - “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!” You’ve doubtless heard that chant many times from supporters of what is called...
The Viruses of Lebanon
JNS.org - The COVID-19 virus has not yet hit Lebanon harder than other nations, but no one will be surprised if it does. A small...
Russian Malevolence and the Return of the Monroe Doctrine
JNS.org - Bipartisanship was in short supply at the State of the Union address earlier this month -- with one notable exception. Nancy Pelosi had been...
Nikki Haley, All-American
JNS.org - From 2017 to 2019, Nikki Haley served as United States ambassador to the United Nations, an institution that for decades has reeked of...
The War Against Christians
JNS.org - Grinch that I am, in the days leading up to Christmas I immersed myself in The Thirty-Year Genocide: Turkey’s Destruction of its Christian...
Progress on ‘the Jewish Question’
JNS.org - If you happen to be an antisemite, you’ve had a disappointing week. In Britain, the Labour Party suffered its worst defeat in decades....
Careless in Gaza
JNS.org - Israel fought a battle in Gaza last week, but not against Hamas. That’s the news. The rest will be commentary. The battle was between...
Selective Anti-Imperialism
JNS.org - At a rally for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in Minneapolis on Sunday, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) told a cheering crowd that she was...
Submitting to Islamist Bullies Won’t Make America Great Again
JNS.org - John Bolton’s sudden departure from the White House last week cheered progressives who believe America has no enemies, just friends whose grievances we’ve...
In Afghanistan, No Deal Is Better Than a Bad Deal
JNS.org - Two years ago this month, Zalmay Khalilzad, the distinguished diplomat who has served as America’s ambassador to both Iraq and Afghanistan, praised Donald...
Why Endless Wars Can’t Be Ended
JNS.org - “Only the dead have seen the end of war.” Plato made that incisive observation a rather long time ago. Yet a surprising number of...









