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Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl Chumley is online opinion editor, commentary writer and host of the “Bold and Blunt with Cheryl Chumley” video and audio show for The Washington Times, a Newsmax contributor, and a frequent media guest and public speaker. She is the author of several books, the latest titled “God-Given Or Bust: Defeating Marxism and Saving America With Biblical Truths" and "Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom.” She's also the co-author with Allen West of the upcoming "America's Second Civil War: Rescuing the Republic From the Unholy Alliance of Marxists, Islamists and Democrats" (April 2027). Email her at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.

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Socialists want to make ‘Black fat flesh’ the new MAHA

Let's not confuse fashion and dieting for the purposes of physical beautification -- for solely the reasons to look good on the beach -- with health. And "fat flesh" just ain't healthy. It doesn't even sound healthy. It sounds a bit revolting, really.

September 10, 2026

Republicans should set midterm eyes on exposing leftist lunacy, lies, hypocrisies

The two-day Republican Midterm Convention kicks off Sept. 9 in Dallas, and on the table for discussion is a panel on what separates the GOP from the Democrats in terms of visions for America. That's an easy one. Republicans want to save America. Democrats want to destroy it. Any questions?

September 8, 2026

James Talarico’s tight-not-tight race against Ken Paxton

Fact is, Ken Paxton is only beginning his campaign now. And the reason he's only beginning to campaign now is that he only had to begin his campaign now. Up until a few months ago, who knew of James Talarico?

September 7, 2026

WATCH: Rogue AI casts dark shadow over humanity

It's bad enough to think that China wins the war on technology dominance around the world. But what of artificial intelligence that teaches itself to dominate humanity?

September 5, 2026

Rahm Emanuel is wrong; the DSA has already ‘taken over’ Democrats

Rahm Emanuel said in recent remarks on Fox News that he didn't "consider the Democratic Socialists" to be "part of the Democrat Party" and that the party itself is "not open to being taken over" by the Democratic Socialists of America. Too late.

September 1, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed’s, oops, ‘misconstrued,’ accidental antisemitism

Michigan Muslim Democrat and U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed apologized for comments he made after an antisemitic attack on Temple Israel in March and said he didn't mean to offend anyone by suggesting the 140 children and adult-age Jews inside had it coming. His comments were "misconstrued," he said.

August 31, 2026

WATCH: Iran citizens must rise up if war is to end

The U.S.-Iran war is entering its 6-month mark, and despite the unleashing of economic sanctions, the regime is still refusing to give up its nuclear ambitions.

August 29, 2026

Delusional DSA commemorates ‘fighter’ Fidel Castro

The Democratic Socialists of America put out this message via a post on its official website: "DSA Commemorates 100 Years of Fidel and Denounces Rubio's Genocide Against the Cuban People."

August 29, 2026

Healthcare’s shady use of ‘shadow AI’

Welcome to the new healthcare world of "patient last" -- of prioritizing the system, the bureaucracies, the providers over the actual patient who's ultimately paying the bills. "Shadow AI" in the medical arena is a growing trend that brings privacy concerns, cybersecurity vulnerabilities and patient care problems.

August 27, 2026

WATCH: Arkansas leads the 50 states on religious freedom

In a 50-state comparison of laws that secure, preserve and protect the religious liberties rights of individuals, Arkansas leads the way.

August 26, 2026

LISTEN: Government is not science, and neither is Fauci

If there's one lesson to learn from the whole Covid tyranny years in America, it's that government is not science and should never again be allowed to dictate how individuals deal with medical issues, including pandemics.

August 26, 2026

Trump’s smart pro-Serbia, pro-Balkans’ shift

Geography aside, geopolitics aside -- add this to the reasons America benefits from a solid collaborative relationship with Serbia: The Serbs have seen up close and personal the atrocities of radical Islamism. America is not immune to this religious-ideological threat.

August 25, 2026

WATCH: Common lies that are deceiving Christians

Too many Christians in today's materialistic world are being deceived by the lies of the faithless and the weak-of-faith who say that if Jesus loves you, then Jesus will give you lots of money.

August 24, 2026

And now the Democrat Party moves into open Marxism territory

Just when you thought the Democrat Party couldn't spiral down more. Now come the Marxists. Now come the Leninists. Now come the Maoists. And like that, socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has become too moderate.

August 22, 2026

Socialist Katie Wilson losing the love of her own leftist Seattle voters

Katie Wilson rode a socialist wave of promises to provide free stuff all the way to the Seattle mayoral office in 2025 -- and now, a year later, she's fending off a recall effort. Yay; go Team America.

August 21, 2026

Meet Angie Nixon, the Democrats’ next nutjob candidate

It's always entertaining to watch the socialists who are running as Democrats but who are really Marxists and communists as they scream in the streets about equity and racism and oink, oink, capitalists. On the street-screaming front, Angie Nixon already has her certificate of completion.

August 20, 2026

LISTEN: Democrats are still TDS-Strong

President Trump has been a tremendous asset in terms of keeping the country from going down a path of leftist lunacy and socialist darkness. But Democrats are still infected with Trump Derangement Syndrome.

August 19, 2026

WATCH: America’s spirit of freedom cannot be killed

America isn't simply a plot of land -- it's a spirit of freedom and individualism. And reminding Americans of that core concept is key to keeping communism at bay.

August 18, 2026

Conservatives should stop the knee-jerk support of police

Just as Democrats need to stop accusing all police of racist behaviors whenever a Black man is arrested or apprehended, Republicans need to stop their knee-jerk insistence that, whatever the occasion, police can do no wrong.