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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Politicians Shaping Policy & Power
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Politico · 3 May 2026
True Colors
The Guilty Mind: How Intent Became the Most Powerful Force in American Politics
Voting Rights. Election Interference. True Threats? Charlatan follows a former FBI director to the red and blue — and to the new wave of mens rea washing up on American shores.
Politico · 5 Feb 2026
Trump's Army
At present nearly 100,000 personnel strong.
Was he an agitator, insurrectionist, or patriot when shot 10xs by a growing Federal Army in the back, chest, and neck from behind? Charlatan unpacks the Second Amendment and the American Experiment.
Politico · 1 Mar 2026
Epic Fury
The Assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei
The U.S. and Israel have assassinated the Supreme Leader of Iran. Charlatan follows the mission to a paradox of epic proportions.
Politico · 20 Apr 2025
Easter Sunrise
U.S. President Jimmy Carter's Legacy
Redemption isn’t a gift. It’s an opportunity for renewal.
Powerbrokers
Movers & Shakers Wielding World Power
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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 · 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 · 30 Mar 2025
White Collar Recession
White Collar Recession & AI
The white collar recession is pummeling office workers, but the remedy is tried and true.
Powerbrokers · 15 Sep 2013
All American
Steve Young
NFL Hall of Famer Steve on the LDS Church, Gay Rights, and Affirmation.
Perspective
Where Passion & Reason Form Reality
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Perspective · 24 Mar 2024
Moveable Feast
A quintessential entrance is knowing when to make an appearance.
Perspective · 1 Mar 2026
The Silent Majority
Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube are in the dock for product liability, negligence, and a failure to warn. Charlatan follows free speech and passive scrolling to the Collective Action Problem of our time.
Perspective · 25 Sep 2020
Mother Nature & Covid-19
The Psychology of COVID-19
Covid-19 brought the world to a standstill. Psychotherapist MELISSA ST. JEAN explains why self-introspection was the pandemic's legacy.
Perspective · 5 Apr 2026
A.I. & Deathcare
Corporate consolidation and AI-driven automation are reshaping death care—and erasing its human core.
Corporations are converting family owned funeral homes into A.I. transactions. Charlatan follows the old guard to the new Ambassadors to the Afterlife.
Places
Charlatan Explores the Halls & Corridors of Power
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Places · 27 Sep 2013
City of Czars
Four Seasons St. Petersburg Lion Palace
Places · 10 Aug 2013
Four Seasons Firenze
Four Seasons Hotel Firenze
Its the birthplace of the Renaissance. Contributor BRENDA WENSIL checks into the Four Seasons Hotel Florence and discovers the paintings, antiques and masters that created the modern age.
Places · 15 May 2013
Trianon Palace Versailles
Waldorf Astoria Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was signed at Trinon Palace. Charlatan checks-in to the Waldorf Astoria and learns that power is where power goes.
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.