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 · 20 Apr 2025
Aliens & Enemies
The Alien Enemies Act
It’s when the branches of government collide. If and when co-equal, it’s called a republic.
Politico · 15 Jun 2026
Still Standing
The Iran War and the Limits of American Power
The U.S. blunder in Iran Charlatan follows the Client States of America coming off the ropes.
Politico · 2 Feb 2026
The Imperialist Presidency
Davos 2026
It’s Day 365 of what some are referring to as an Imperialist Presidency. Charlatan follows global leaders to the World Economic Forum as they gather to realign & reassess how the West was won.
Politico · 15 Dec 2024
Road to Damascus
The Fall of Assad's Syria
A fête, coup and pretender auger tour de force during Advent.
Powerbrokers
Movers & Shakers Wielding World Power
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Powerbrokers · 2 Mar 2025
International Woman's Day
Virtue signaling is a voice. Sweat equity a choice.
Powerbrokers · 5 Jul 2026
The Gold Rush
The Gold Rush: What the Swift-Kelce Wedding Reveals
Before 1970, more than 80% of Americans 25–34 were married. By 2023, that statistic fell to 38%. Charlatan follows college-educated, higher-income Americans to an increasingly elitist institution of marriage.
Powerbrokers · 6 Oct 2024
Melania
The War of the Roses
Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.
Powerbrokers · 18 Feb 2024
Fearless Girl
The Toxic Workplace
It's not always why or when but where we choose the fight.
Perspective
Where Passion & Reason Form Reality
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Perspective · 11 Apr 2026
The Fix
NCAA Game-Fixing, March Madness, and the WNBA
A transnational betting scheme shadowed the NCAA's Money Madness. Charlatan follows the fixers to an offer the institution declined to make, and to the women and champions making the case that “It Just Means More.”
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.
Perspective · 5 Feb 2023
Hot Spot Police
Predictive Policing
The best way to predict a crime is to create it.
Perspective · 22 Sep 2024
IVF & Beyond
The God Makers
The MRI scans are in and the picture is clear. Charlatan follows church and state curating the world.
Places
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Places · 27 Sep 2013
City of Czars
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The Ritz London
Exploring the Ritz London
It's the finest example of Edwardian England's style. Charlatan Magazine checks into the neoclassical masterpiece in the heart of London and experiences why this hotel's customs feel tried, true, and contemporary.
Places · 21 Jun 2015
The Nevsky Prospect
The Corinthia Hotel St. Petersburg
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 · 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.