Cliff Smith

Cliff Smith is a lawyer, a former Congressional staffer, and a freelance writer. His writings focus on foreign affairs, and culture.

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Anora’s Body and Soul

“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.

Ke Huy Quan: Actor, Immigrant, American

Ke Huy Quan’s Academy Award acceptance speech exhibited some of the best features of America

University Zoom Event with Terrorist Stopped, Again - Leila Khaled - San Francisco State University SFSU
University Zoom Event with Terrorist Stopped, Again

Leila Khaled, a notorious terrorist leader, was again prevented from speaking virtually at a California public university-sponsored event.

Islamic Relief Faces Ongoing Crisis, Despite British Whitewash
Islamic Relief Faces Ongoing Crisis, Despite British Whitewash

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.

Legitimizing Terrorists by Zoom
Legitimizing Terrorists by Zoom

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.

Christian Aid Charities Help Radical Islam Lobby Congress

Cliff Smith explains how InterAction’s “Together Project” is aimed at stifling criticism of five Islamist charities.