Op-Eds in The Hill

Washington's most-read political publication

ICE expands into domestic policing — April 8, 2026

The government never shuts down: What actually happens in budget standoffs — September 29, 2025

Will fear overtake America? — September 13, 2025

Memo to DOGE: Government can save billions without a single budget cut — June 24, 2025

Government buyouts don't cut waste — they kill expertise — February 2025

Despite Trump's spending freeze, federal workers' legal duties are clear — January 30, 2025

The Posse Comitatus Workaround — The Hill

Leadership Isn't Optional: What Rural America Taught Me About Global Leadership — The Hill

Additional op-eds available at thehill.com — search "Cheryl Kelley"

Literary Publications

Transcendzoid Affect — AGNI, Boston University (Volume 104)

The Economics of Silence — Yale Review (pending)

The Dark — Bellevue Literary Review

Recognition & Awards

Salvage Rights — Writer's Digest 94th Annual Writing Competition

Passthrough — Writer's Digest

The Wolf — Writer's Digest

I Came Here to Burn — Writer's Digest

Set Apart — The Letter Review Prize, Shortlist (October–December 2025)

Books

An Informed Citizenry: How the Modern Federal Government Operates Available on Amazon

No Home for Hesus

18 Years of Leaving the 315

Anchored in the Ordinary - Essay Collection

Fellowship

Adjunct Fellow, Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy, Salve Regina University