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Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl K. Chumley

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 reacts after arriving for his swearing-in ceremony as Rama Duwaji looks on, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Mamdani’s Big Apple is now the canary in the socialist coal mine

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's newest appointment, Cea Weaver, to the Office to Protect Tenants, once ranted on the then-known Twitter platform that "homeownership is a weapon of white supremacy." Oh, boy. And the hits just keep on coming. Published January 6, 2026

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani reads a newspaper on the subway on his way to City Hall in New York, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

The ‘warmth of collectivism’ is a bloody lie

Zohran Mamdani ushered in the new year with a pledge to bring the "warmth of collectivism" to the residents of New York City, for whom he now serves as mayor. The only warmth from collectivism comes from the fires of hell. Published January 3, 2026

Supporters of then-President Donald Trump participate in a rally on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington as Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. The same spot would provide a much different vista four years later, with snow — not protesters and tear gas — blanketing Washington as Congress convened to uneventfully certify Trump's win over Vice President Kamala Harris. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Bold and Blunt: January 6 filled with stories of tragedy, heartbreak

It's just about the five-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021, protests on Capitol Hill -- and Americans are really no closer to realizing the truths of what transpired. Democrats say they were attacked by angry insurrectionists. But it's really hundreds of innocent American citizens who are the victims. Published December 30, 2025

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz waits for a press conference to start outside Annunciation Church after a shooting earlier in Minneapolis, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP) ** FILE **

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz might as well pack it in

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has come out swinging against the findings of an independent journalist that say his state, under his watch, has utterly, completely, devastatingly and most egregiously abused tax dollars, and by logical extension, taxpayers, for the benefit of Somali voters. Published December 30, 2025

President Donald Trump speaks to the White House Religious Liberty Commission during an event at the Museum of the Bible, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Bold and Blunt: Religious liberty is back

President Biden's big concern was climate change, and he pushed it through every agency and department of his administration. This White House is different. President Donald Trump cares about religious liberty. And that's why Biden was such a failure and Trump is such a success: Trump prioritizes freedom. Published December 24, 2025

The Capitol is seen framed through a window in the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Seats for sale: Campaign costs skyrocket, fueling elites in politics

The price of a political seat has skyrocketed over the years, and according to OpenSecrets.org, the 2026 election cycle now requires candidates to be able to raise several million dollars just to make a run for office. How can the average American compete? So much for equality. Published December 19, 2025

The front and back of a commemorative ornament released by America250 as part of events leading up to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, is photographed Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Bold and Blunt: American liberty comes from God

If you want to know the source of Americans' liberties, look up: It's God. Government, as the Declaration of Independence makes clear, is only put in place to secure the rights and liberties God already bestows to the individual. Published December 17, 2025

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, of N.Y., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Democrats lie so much they confuse themselves

As Democrats express horror at the antisemitism that fueled the Bondi Beach massacre in Australia, they simultaneously demand this: more gun control, please. More gun control -- but zero calls for knife control, despite the Reiner stabbings. Democrats never met a bit of logic they couldn't tear asunder. Published December 16, 2025

Mutation of feminism illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

WATCH: Bold and Blunt: Feminist wokeness is destroying masculinity

Once upon a time, it was widely recognized that men and women were not only physically different but mentally and behaviorally distinct. Nowadays, feminist studies on college campuses say such ideas are radical and even dangerous. Published December 13, 2025

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks during a news conference in the Queens borough of New York, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa, File)

Mamdani’s pick of convict for crime reform is classic Marxist

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani hired a man who served seven years in prison for armed robbery to now work on his transition team -- specifically, to advise him on criminal justice system reform. This is such a Marxist move. Published December 12, 2025

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, speaks to supporters after announcing her run in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Jasmine Crockett: Vote for me — or I’ll kick your butt

Rep. Jasmine Crockett announced in a fundraising email she's running for the U.S. Senate, vowing to "take on Donald Trump, the Texas Republican political machine and all of their shady special interest donors." That's her official line. Her unofficial message is this: Vote for me, or I'll kick your butt. Published December 10, 2025

An official prepares to cane people who violate Shariah law including two men accused of hugging and kissing, acts the court ruled can lead to banned sexual relations, in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/ Reza Saifullah)

Bold and Blunt: Muslims destroying America with sharia, says pastor

Persecution of Christians around the world is resulting in a national security risk in America, according to Pastor William Devlin, a Vietnam veteran and the founder of two nonprofit organizations, one called Redeemed and the other, Widows and Orphans. Published December 10, 2025

This Oct. 7, 2013, file photo shows the exterior of Gracie Mansion, the mayor's official residence, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Mamdani should open his mayor’s mansion to illegal immigrants

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani put out a video over the weekend advising illegal immigrants how to evade ICE and promising to protect the millions of illegals in the city from deportation. How about now moving them into the mayor's mansion that Mamdani and his family are about to occupy? Published December 9, 2025

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen, during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Americans don’t care about deaths of drug-running scum buckets

Headlines are alive with news of Pete Hegseth's supposed "war crime" and Adm. Frank "Mitch" Bradley's supposed "illegal order" and double-tap this, double-tap that, and international law and "kill them all, kill them all!" -- yada, yada. It's all very exciting stuff. Too bad nobody really cares. Published December 8, 2025

Illustration on attacks on homeschooling by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

WATCH: Bold and Blunt: Post-Trump, school boards still attacking parents

President Trump may have fixed a large portion of the problems caused by the previous administration and by Democrats in positions of political leadership. But when it comes to public schooling, school boards across the country are still stripping parents of their authority. Published December 6, 2025