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.
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The Month’s Most Important News Stories
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.
Perspective · 4 Oct 2026
The Gatekeeper
Lake America, and other edits
America, by rights, is in decline. Charlatan follows the build out to the new American Moment.
Perspective · 27 Sep 2026
The PFAS Presidency
Forever Chemicals
The EPA has unleashed three pesticides to America's farmers, crops, food source and families. THEA KARLSSON traces the tumor data the agency waved off, and a Supreme Court ruling that makes forever chemicals the nation's future."
Politico
Politicians Shaping Policy & Power
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Politico · 4 Jun 2023
American Pride
Disney v. DeSantis
Disney, Gay Pride, and Ron DeSantis collide on Main Street USA.
Politico · 7 May 2023
Defender of Faiths
The Coronation of Charles III
Head of State & Defender of the Faith? Can anyone serve both Church and State?
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 · 1 Jan 2023
A Man For All Seasons
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI to lie in state; a holy whistleblower of the Vatican City state.
Powerbrokers
Movers & Shakers Wielding World Power
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Powerbrokers · 6 Apr 2025
Pay for Play
NCAA MARCH MADNESS
The cost of an unstoppable force is the price of an immovable object.
Powerbrokers · 11 Jun 2023
OpenAI (Day 18)
AI Revolution
Super-intelligent algorithms, brain implants, and zany holograms collide to decry mankind.
Powerbrokers · 29 Jun 2025
Project 562
White Independence Day
It's Independence Day, and heres what happens to people who get in our way.
Powerbrokers · 8 Feb 2026
The Patriot’s Way
Super Bowl LX
Sports betting, AI-driven technology, and CEO-style coaches are reshaping the national pastime. Charlatan unpacks why the New England Patriots modern dynasty is theirs to lose.
Perspective
Where Passion & Reason Form Reality
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Perspective · 19 Jan 2025
The Radical Kings
The Radical Kings
Martin Luther King and the American Dream collide on Inauguration Day.
Perspective · 1 Jan 2025
The World Ahead, 2025
An outlook on artificial intelligence, markets, and geopolitical change shaping the next global era
Say goodbye to repetitive administrative tasks and jobs, and hello to the autonomous work force. Charlatan follows the first release of Agentic AI.
Perspective · 24 May 2022
Gun Fight
Gun Laws
School shootings aren't the problem. They’re a consequence, casualty, and foregone conclusion of a problem.
Perspective · 5 Jan 2025
Dementia 2025
They’re 50+ million people in the world with dementia, and most seem to follow a similar path. Charlatan explores why loneliness is the principal driver of memory loss.
Places
Charlatan Explores the Halls & Corridors of Power
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Places · 27 Sep 2013
City of Czars
A restored imperial residence in St. Petersburg transformed into a luxury hotel experience
Places · 21 Jun 2015
Corinthia St. Petersburg
Corinthia on the Nevsky Prospect shimmers like a mirage of imperial Russia
It was the masterplan of Peter the Great. Charlatan checks-in to the Corinthia Hotel St. Petersburg and encounters former KGB, a diplomat's wife, and the remnants of Communist Russia.
Places · 30 Aug 2015
Mandarin Oriental Bangkok
In Bangkok, ritual, monarchy, and luxury illuminate Thailand’s distinctive approach to conflict and modernity.
Charlatan checks in to the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok and stumbles onto a revolt & reformation on the River of Kings.
Places
Corinthia London
From Victorian grandeur to contemporary discretion, Corinthia London stages luxury as both refuge and performance.
It's the world's most visited city. Contributor MATTHEW FLACKS discovers a quixotic enclave in a cosmpolitan city at Corinthia London.