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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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Vice President J.D. Vance arrives for the funeral of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at the Washington National Cathedral, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Vance misses mark on socialism comments

Vice President J.D. Vance said the way to stop socialism is not by "throwing slogans at people about the free market," but rather "by making people's lives better. And that's what we're trying to do every single day." All due respect to Vance -- but "making people's lives better" is kind of a slogan in itself.

August 14, 2026
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong speaks during a primary election night watch party Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Francesca Hong’s loss is still a win for socialists

Francesca Hong's loss is still a win for the far left. The fact she was able to secure 39.33 percent of the vote to David Crowley's 39.81 percent shows the sheer force of the socialist beast that's swallowing moderates in the Democrat Party -- and it's one that's not going away any time soon.

August 13, 2026
Freebirds Is Dropping $5.95 Burritos for National Burrito Day

Burritos — who knew? — could decide the election

It's not really about burritos. It's about the free market, perception versus reality, the concept called "affordability" the leftists like to push, individual responsibility and accountability, and also, elitism.

August 8, 2026
The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant is seen near Paducah, Ky., Nov. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Stephen Lance Dennee)

WATCH: Data centers are key to winning AI wars

There's a pushback in the United States against the construction of data centers. But these buildings aren't just job opportunities. They're national security. And fact is, if America can't beat China on the global war for technology dominance, then communism wins and freedom loses.

August 8, 2026
NSA USA Government Spy Program Country China. File image credit: Augusto Cabral via Shutterstock.

LISTEN: Communism grows footprint in America

Between China's CCP and the Cuban regime, America is being squeezed on all fronts by far leftists who want to destroy all that's great and free about this country.

August 5, 2026
President Donald Trump listens as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

WATCH: The ripple effect of Israel’s upcoming elections

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a tough reelection battle this October, and polls aren't painting him as the winning candidate. But what does this mean for the future of America's allied war with Israel against Iran?

August 1, 2026
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., smiles during a campaign rally for Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate primary candidate Abdul El-Sayed, Saturday, July 18, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)

Democratic socialist is socialist, and socialist is communist

For the sake of the low-information voter -- and by the looks of recent polling, there are quite a few of them -- let's clarify that democratic socialism is one and the same as socialism. Moreover, socialism is one and the same as communism.

August 1, 2026
Voting in the midterm elections and for Democratic Socialists of America candidates illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Democrats want DSA-ers to stop saying the quiet part out loud

The Democratic Socialists of America and its radical goals for America don't worry Democrats so much as the fact that DSA members are saying them out loud, and potentially ruining the chances for all the socialists who've quietly infiltrated the Democrat Party to a) win their own elections and b) push the socialist agenda secretly.

July 29, 2026
Jon Torsch wears a T-shirt promoting democratic socialism during a gathering of the Southern Maine Democratic Socialists of America at City Hall in Portland, Maine, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) ** FILE **

Midterms may be ‘the economy, stupid’ — but then why vote socialist?

Voters want candidates to start talking about economic issues, because those are the issues that matter most to voters, Pew Research Center found in a newly released survey. But if the economy is the top concern, then the worst outcome of November's elections would be wins by socialists.

July 28, 2026
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers a speech to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States at City Hall on Friday July 3, 2026 in New York. (Anna Connors/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

The myth of the America-loving Democrat

Stumbling across a Democrat who openly claims love for this country is like finding a $50 bill on the side of the road -- or seeing a unicorn. It just doesn't happen.

July 27, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio answers a question about Cuba during a meeting between President Donald Trump and Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin in the Oval Office of the White House on St. Patrick's Day, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Communism cannot exist when citizens know their rights are from God

Remember when Barack Obama used his presidency to declare a "Cuban thaw" and in December 2014, threw open America's doors wide to forge a "new course in relations" with Cuban President Raul Castro and his communist government? Yeah. That went about as well as could be expected. Fast-forward to today.

July 25, 2026