Cliff Smith is a lawyer, a former Congressional staffer, and a freelance writer. His writings focus on foreign affairs, and culture.
“Anora” (2024), nominated for six Oscars, is a deeply spiritual film—not in spite of its depictions of sex, drugs, and violence, but because of them.
Cliff SmithJanuary 23, 2025
Ke Huy Quan’s Academy Award acceptance speech exhibited some of the best features of America
Cliff SmithMarch 23, 2023
Leila Khaled, a notorious terrorist leader, was again prevented from speaking virtually at a California public university-sponsored event.
Cliff SmithMay 18, 2021
The warnings of the US State Department, the Netherlands, and others show quite plainly that times are changing. British foolishness may delay Islamic Relief’s reckoning, but it will not prevent it.
Cliff Smith & Sam WestropApril 15, 2021
A recent Zoom event at San Francisco State University (SFSU) sparked investigations because it hosted Leila Khaled, a current leader in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PLFP), a US and EU-designated terrorist group.
Cliff SmithDecember 15, 2020
Cliff Smith explains how InterAction’s “Together Project” is aimed at stifling criticism of five Islamist charities.
Cliff SmithJuly 22, 2020