Charles Christopher William Cooke (born 4 November 1984), is a British-born American conservative journalist and a senior writer at National Review Online.

[21][22] On many issues, Cooke leans libertarian, such as his support for legalizing marijuana (and all other drugs),[23][non-primary source needed] prostitution,[24] and same-sex marriage,[25] and his opposition to both the Patriot Act[26] and the National Security Agency's metadata collection program.

[29] A staunch advocate of the right to keep and bear arms, he has described the "collective right" theory of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution as "utterly farcical"[30] and "the legal equivalent of Moon landing trutherism.

Wells, to 'cut off ears, toes, and fingers, strips off flesh, and distribute portions' of any person whom the majority disliked, and to do so in many cases as a matter of established public policy.

"[34] In an essay the previous year, Cooke noted that "for most of America's story, an entire class of people was, as a matter of course, enslaved, beaten, lynched, subjected to the most egregious miscarriages of justice, and excluded either explicitly or practically from the body politic.

'"[35] In May 2021, Cooke authored a piece debunking both COVID-19 fraud and political harassment claims[36] made by Rebekah Jones that was picked up by outlets such as NPR,[37] Reason,[38] and Business Insider.

[40][41] Writing in the National Review in June 2021, Cooke confirmed earlier reporting by Maggie Haberman of The New York Times that Donald Trump was telling associates he would be reinstated as president by August.