Opinion columnist · Wrong Speak Publishing
Jeff Charles
- Opinion columnist
- News editor
- Podcast host
- Novelist
Townhall news editor, RedState and Newsweek contributor, host of “A Fresh Perspective,” and a libertarian voice who left partisan politics to fight for freedom.
The backstory
Chasing liberty.
Jeff is a political writer and commentator whose work has appeared at RedState, Newsweek, the Daily Caller and Liberty Nation. He is now News Editor at Townhall.com.
He hosts the podcast and YouTube show “A Fresh Perspective with Jeff Charles,” and writes the Chasing Liberty newsletter — the story of his journey from partisan politics to the fight for freedom. He’s a regular guest on Fox News, The Hill’s Rising, Newsmax and Fox Soul.
He’s also a novelist: The Grinning Golly Murders is a New Orleans noir mystery. At Wrong Speak, his columns range from police interrogations and AI deception to Black history and the trouble with DEI.
Selected writing
Read Jeff
Wrong Speak Publishing · December 11, 2024
The True Problem With DEI
ReadWrong Speak Publishing · July 22, 2024
Don’t Expect The Attempted Assassination Of Donald Trump To Unify The Nation
ReadWrong Speak Publishing · June 17, 2024
The Black History They Won’t Tell You In School: A Legacy of Armed Resistance
ReadWrong Speak Publishing · May 15, 2024
When Technology Deceives
ReadWrong Speak Publishing · May 10, 2024
The Dark Side Of Police Interrogations
ReadNewsweek · January 2, 2023
It’s Time for Libertarians to Think Local — and Win
ReadThe path
How Jeff got here
Liberty Nation
Socio-political correspondent.
RedState · Newsweek Opinion
Contributor on politics, liberty and the Black community.
A Fresh Perspective
Host of his own podcast and YouTube show.
2023
Launched the Chasing Liberty newsletter.
Townhall
News Editor at Townhall.com.
Today
Opinion columnist at Wrong Speak and author of The Grinning Golly Murders.
Bylines
In print and on air
- Townhall
- RedState
- Newsweek
- The Daily Caller
- Liberty Nation
- Wrong Speak Publishing
- Fox News
- The Hill’s “Rising”
- Newsmax
- Fox Soul
- The First TV
Books
- The Grinning Golly Murders
A New Orleans mystery-thriller.
Follow & contact
Connect with Jeff
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