Skip to content
Advertisement

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. 

Latest "Bold & Blunt" Podcast Episodes

Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley

Illinois state Attorney General Lisa Madigan (left)and Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez, both Democrats, agree with gay plaintiffs that the state's marriage law violates their right to equal protection and won't defend it in court. But private legal groups have stepped in to fill that breach. (Associated Press)

Illinois AG: Gay couples can marry now, despite law

The attorney general in Illinois announced that clerks around the state can start immediately issuing licenses for gay couples to marry, despite a law that says the ceremonies shouldn't go forth until June. Published March 5, 2014

New Orleans Police investigate a double homicide in the parking lot in front of Mardi Gras World in New Orleans on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. (AP Photo/The Times-Picayune, Michael DeMocker)

Mardi Gras wraps with 2 dead, as Lent dawns for Christians

Christians on Wednesday headed into 46 days of Lent, the sacrificial lead-up to Easter -- just a few hours after the revelry of Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, left two dead by gun fire in a parking lot in New Orleans. Published March 5, 2014

President Vladimir Putin listens journalists' questions on current situation in Ukraine at the Novo-Ogaryovo presidential residence outside Moscow on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)

Russia claims successful test fire of ICBM

Russian authorities say the nation's successfully test fired an intercontinental ballistic missile, an RS-12M Topol that traveled from the Astrakhan area and touched down at a site in Kazakhstan. Published March 5, 2014

**FILE** Virginia state Sen. Chap Petersen, Fairfax Democrat (Associated Press)

Virginia lawmakers bicker over homeowners’ bill

Lawmakers in Virginia are under fire for a bill they say curbs powers of homeowners associations, as those opposed to the measure claim it does the exact opposite and could even lead to homeowners losing their electricity for infractions. Published March 4, 2014

** FILE ** In this Feb. 28, 2014, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Washington Post labels Obama foreign policy as ‘fantasy’

Even the liberal leaning Washington Post finds President Obama's foreign policy nonsensical, issuing a scathing commentary penned by its editorial board that called the current White House's expectations from other nations a "fantasy." Published March 4, 2014

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Kim Jong-un accused of purging No. 2 leader

North Korea's number two — the leader who stands right behind Kim Jong-un in terms of power — hasn't been seen in a while, and South Korean authorities are saying that's because he's fallen victim to the latest government purge. Published March 4, 2014

** FILE ** In this June 15, 2013, file photo, Sarah Palin speaks during the Faith and Freedom Coalition Road to Majority 2013 conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Sarah Palin jabs Obama for ‘mom jeans’ and weak leadership

Sarah Palin took to Sean Hannity airwaves this week to discuss her 2008 predictions that Russia's Vladimir Putin would take advantage of President Obama's weak overseas policies -- and to take a more personal jab at the president. Published March 4, 2014

** FILE ** In this Nov. 13, 2012, file photo, Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., speaks during a media availability, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Brown, who was defeated in his re-election bid, said Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, that he will not run for the Senate seat vacated by John Kerry, who was named secretary of state. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Scott Brown to Democrats: Keep attacking me, and I’ll run

Former Sen. Scott Brown said that all the Democratic Party attacks that have been unleashed against him in recent weeks aimed at driving him from the political stage are really having the opposite effect. Published March 4, 2014

Brad Pitt, left, and Steve McQueen pose in the press room with the award for best picture for "12 Years a Slave" during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 2, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

New York Times corrects 161-year-old article

The New York Times has pulled an article from its archives that was written more than a century ago and issued a correction that makes clear the spelling of a man's name. Published March 4, 2014