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Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl K. Chumley

cchumley@washingtontimes.com

Cheryl Chumley is online opinion editor, commentary writer and host of the “Bold and Blunt” podcast for The Washington Times, and a frequent media guest and public speaker. She is the author of several books, the latest titled, “Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom,” and “Socialists Don’t Sleep: Christians Must Rise or America Will Fall.” Email her at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani claps during a visit to Learning Through Play Pre-K with former President Barack Obama in the Bronx in New York, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Socialism for thee, heck not for me

Such is the way of socialists and communists and Marxists -- they always love the warmth of collectivism until the collectivists come calling at their own doors. Collectivists is great from a distance.

April 24, 2026
A man walks near a large sculpture of the Communist Party flag at the Chinese Communist Party History Exhibition in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

LISTEN: China’s shop of influence and horror

Communist China has been making great inroads around the world with its method of economic enslavement, the Belt and Road Initiative. But there are far worse evils taking place under the CCP's watch. Take the new title, "Killed to Order: China's Organ Harvesting Industry and the True Nature of America's Biggest Adversary."

April 22, 2026
When it comes to winning the midterms, the best chance Republicans have of besting Democrats is if they play back the left's own words. So says Allen West, retired Army lieutenant colonel and executive director of the American Constitutional Rights Union.

WATCH: Republicans must strike hard for midterm wins

When it comes to winning the midterms, the best chance Republicans have of besting Democrats is if they play back the left's own words. So says Allen West, retired Army lieutenant colonel and executive director of the American Constitutional Rights Union.

April 17, 2026
President Donald Trump waves to reporters as he walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival at the White House, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump deletes social media post — but not memory — of him as Jesus

President Trump's Truth Social posted an artificial intelligence image of him as a sort of Jesus to the people, dressed in a white robe and arrayed with a red cloth, a ball of light from one hand, a ray of light from the other, fingers pressed against the forehead of a man he was apparently healing. Too much.

April 14, 2026
California gubernatorial candidate Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., talks with reporters after holding a town hall meeting in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Eric Swalwell was expendable, and that’s why Democrats turned on him

If party leaders had stood by him, there's a very good chance Eric Swalwell would still be in the California gubernatorial race. It's only when Democrats outlive their usefulness and their liabilities become too much effort for too little return that the party machine ousts one of its own.

April 13, 2026
Pope Leo XIV blesses faithful as he starts his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo’s ties to Iran cloud his judgment

Pope Leo, in what church watchers are describing as unprecedented, issued public condemnations against the U.S. military operation against Iran, even calling out by name President Donald Trump. But 'lest we forget: The Holy See has maintained full diplomatic relations with Iran since 1954.

April 10, 2026
An Iranian cluster munition missile explodes in the sky over northern Israel, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) ** FILE **

Iran’s 10-point demands for peace are nonstarters

President Trump may have pressured Iran to come to the table and discuss peace, as well as the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. But Iran's notions of a workable plan, as reported by its state-run news agency, IRNA, are a joke.

April 9, 2026
In this Oct. 6, 2011 photo, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia participates at the third annual Washington Ideas Forum at the Newseum in Washington. The late Supreme Court Justice, Tom Cruise, and Stephen Colbert are among the 51 people nominated for the New Jersey Hall of Fame. The hall honors people in five categories who live or have lived in New Jersey.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

LISTEN: Remembering Antonin Scalia

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia -- sadly -- is ten years gone. But he will be remembered as one of the most influential justices to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as one of the most important Americans of the last century, according to the author of a new book on the justice.

April 8, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

WATCH: Justice Jackson, ‘bless her heart,’ can’t stop court wins

The U.S. Supreme Court just issued an 8-1 decision that found a Colorado ban on "conversion therapy" that prevented mental health professionals from counseling against transgenderism and other gender identity issues was an unconstitutional violation of free speech.

April 4, 2026
In this Aug. 16, 2018, file photo, the Fitbit Charge 3 fitness trackers are displayed in New York. Google’s parent company is buying wearable device maker Fitbit for about $2.1 billion. Alphabet said Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, that it will pay $7.35 per share. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) **FILE**

WEF presses new tool to control: Fitness wearables that track pollutants

The World Economic Forum is trying to unite fitness with environmentalism by pushing for a redesign of personal wearables that measure aerobic activities to also start collecting information on air pollution, heat levels, and even geographical locations of the user. Call it a calorie counter gone mad.

April 3, 2026
Models wear creations by Xiong Ying - Heaven Gala during China Fashion Week (Spring) 2026 in Beijing, China, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

LISTEN: Angels and demons and aliens, oh my

Do you believe in angels and demons? How about UFOs and aliens? In the new documentary, "Supernatural: Angels and Demons," journalist and author and media host Billy Hallowell explores the unseen world to separate truth from deception. Still, mystery remains.

April 3, 2026
Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive to attend the annual Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration at Westminster Abbey in London, Monday, March 9, 2026. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP)

Britain’s troubling loss of Christian influence

When Buckingham Palace confirmed that King Charles III would not be issuing a Christian message for Easter this year, it sparked controversy and talk around the world about the growing influence of Islam in the United Kingdom. And rightly so.

April 3, 2026