Politico · 8 Nov 2026
America’s Reckoning
Don't Cry for Me, America
As a blue tsunami rolls across the nation, MARY BONELLI ASHWORTH shows the Republic, Democracy, and the parties of “us and them” to the American kitchen table.
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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.
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.
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Politico · 21 Dec 2025
Year of the Lord, 2025
Christmas Eve
The son of God and Abraham. Some serve God, others Man.
Politico · 1 Jun 2025
Slapgate
The Fall of Atlanticism
Their king and queen saw the guillotine, but the president can take one for the team. Charlatan follows France’s shrewd improv from the Fall of Atlanticism, to the rise of a savvy new global Sovereign Citizen.
Politico · 25 May 2025
The $hadow Wars
Memorial Day 2025
It’s Memorial Day, so let the world beware of a deep state of patriots along the way. Charlatan follows the smoke to a new world order.
Politico · 16 Mar 2025
The Split Butterfly
Canada Strong v. America First
The Canadian PMs stunning power play shot blocks U.S. tariffs, recession, and imperialism.
Powerbrokers
Movers & Shakers Wielding World Power
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Powerbrokers · 6 Oct 2024
Melania
The War of the Roses
Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.
Powerbrokers · 10 Dec 2023
The Nobel Few
Nobel Prize 2023
The 2023 Nobel Prize points to life & living in a parallel universe.
Powerbrokers · 16 Feb 2025
Red, White & Blueland
The Man Who Would Be King
Somewhere beyond the 49th parallel lies a repository of minerals, and the new command center of earth and heaven.
Powerbrokers · 24 Jul 2022
Sins of the Fathers
Can a Holy Father atone for the genocide of the Indigenous Peoples? That answer lies somewhere in a penitential journey across Canada.
Perspective
Where Passion & Reason Form Reality
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Perspective · 28 Jan 2024
Third Places
The Great Good Place
The search for a civil society exists solely and exclusively outside the cash nexus.
Perspective · 19 Jan 2026
The Super Models
The Super Models
The Supermodel's allegations of sexual misconduct and rape evince in the latest release of the Epstein Files renewed focus on modeling industry abuse and the cost-benefit of beauty.
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 · 21 Apr 2024
Death & Taxes
He’s the only U.S. President ever to be convicted of a felony.
He's the only U.S. President ever to be convicted of a felony. Charlatan examines the People of New York v. Trump.
Places
Charlatan Explores the Halls & Corridors of Power
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Places · 15 May 2013
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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 · 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.
Places · 27 Sep 2013
City of Czars
Four Seasons St. Petersburg Lion Palace
Russia's fervent nationalism, religious messianism, and identity as a chosen nation has driven expansion across the world. Charlatan checked in to the Four Seasons Lion Palace before Magyar conquered Budapest, Trump was summoned to Beijing, or Moscow retreated from Ukraine — and saw that all roads no longer lead to St. Petersburg.