Politico · 1 Nov 2026
The Slaughter House
U.S. MIDTERM ELECTIONS 2026
As America turns 250, the republic has assembled a colorful cast of characters. Charlatan follows what could be the biggest turnout in a U.S. midterm election cycle to a whodunit, American-style reckoning.
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Perspective · 25 Oct 2026
Chasing the Light
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS 2026
Politics and science contend with the end of summer.
Powerbrokers · 18 Oct 2026
Saving America's Story
Columbus Day Conundrum
Is it Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples Day? Charlatan follows the new American identity.
Powerbrokers · 11 Oct 2026
The Schoolyard Bully
The Nobel Prize 2026
The prize he coveted the most went to a nemesis. As America tries to run the world by fiat, Charlatan follows the Nobel Prizes pushing back.
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Politico · 17 May 2026
Peking Duck
The Trump–Xi summit and the fight over Taiwan’s chips.
Xi set the table in the Great Hall of the People. Huang, Fink, Cook, Musk and Wall Street’s top bankers took their seats. The one guest missing was Taiwan, and its 23 million people and the most consequential supply chain on earth. Charlatan plays Clue with the guest list.
Politico · 8 Dec 2024
Unpardonable Sin
Presidential Pardons
A fête, coup and pretender auger tour de force during Advent.
Politico · 9 Nov 2025
We Own the Future!
The Democratic Socialists of America
As a political schism unfolds across the nation, Charlatan follows the cost of living crisis to the practical reality of a post-capitalist, socialist democracy.
Politico · 19 Jul 2026
High-T Department of Defense
The US Mandatory Testosterone Test
The Nazis prescribed Pervitin — crystal methamphetamine — to their soldiers to maximize combat performance. Charlatan follows the U.S. military's new compulsory screening for low testosterone levels to a new Men's Club girding their loins for war.
Powerbrokers
Movers & Shakers Wielding World Power
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Powerbrokers · 14 Sep 2025
God’s Influencers
Turning Point USA
As they embrace the internet, the young are rising in might and right. Charlatan examines the saints & sinners being radicalized and exalted by the digital age.
Powerbrokers · 4 May 2025
Age of Consent
The Billionaire’s Playboy Club
She shut down an elitist sex trafficking network of Ivy League professors, billionaire playboys, and princes. Charlatan unpacks Jeffrey Epstein's Client List.
Powerbrokers · 9 Feb 2025
Not Like Us
NFL Super Bowl LIX
Style, improvisation, and socially conscious hip-hop challenge status quo on Super Sunday.
Powerbrokers · 17 Nov 2024
Millennials in Washington
Gen Y Goes to Washington
Youth and inexperience collide in Washington, DC.
Perspective
Where Passion & Reason Form Reality
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Perspective · 26 Oct 2025
Face Card
NBA Sports Gambling Scandal
Are NBA players and coaches fixing and rigging the games? Charlatan follows legalized sports betting to the courts, and the first inductions into the Hall of Shame.
Perspective · 13 Apr 2025
Moveable Feast
Holy Week Riddle
A strong entrance requires both timing and taming a jackass.
Perspective · 26 Apr 2026
The Mother Road
The Centennial of Route 66
She's holding the keys to life and living. Charlatan follows Mary Bonelli Ashworth to the 100th Anniversary of U.S. Route 66.
Perspective · 22 Mar 2026
The Thucydides Trap
China, the Iran War of 2026, and the Architecture of American Decline
As the U.S. government pass their beggar’s bowl petrodollars flow. Charlatan follows those making a killing on the Iran War.
Places
Charlatan Explores the Halls & Corridors of Power
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The Ritz London
Exploring the Ritz London
Places · 30 Aug 2015
Mandarin Oriental Bangkok
Thai Coup d'état 2015
Charlatan checks in to the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok and stumbles onto a revolt & reformation on the River of Kings.
Places
Corinthia London
London's Magical Grand Hotel
It's the world's most visited city. Contributor MATTHEW FLACKS discovers a quixotic enclave in a cosmpolitan city at Corinthia London.
Places · 6 Sep 2015
The Gate to China
The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong
The world's most competitive economy prevails inside the PRC. Contributor MATT GRAY checks in at the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong and discovers One Country, Two Systems.