Perspective · 25 Oct 2026
Chasing the Light
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS 2026
Politics and science contend with the end of summer.
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The Month’s Most Important News Stories
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.
Perspective · 4 Oct 2026
The Gatekeeper
Facts & Fiction
America, by rights, is in decline. Charlatan follows the build out to the new American Moment.
Politico
Politicians Shaping Policy & Power
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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 · 18 Apr 2023
Weaponizing the FBI
The Espionage Act
Catastrophes and well laid schemes can look and seem like the very same thing.
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 · 23 Apr 2023
Sins of Omission
Clarence Thomas
It’s tax time and money talks. Even if you’re a liar.
Powerbrokers
Movers & Shakers Wielding World Power
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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 · 25 Feb 2024
The Queen's Gambit
Yulia Navalnaya
We were right til we weren’t; built a nation watched it burn; second round heres the spin; now the nations listening in.
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 · 11 May 2025
The Motherload
She’s the patron saint of Mother’s Day. Charlatan salutes the social activist who indemnified motherhood into the ethos of Americana.
Perspective
Where Passion & Reason Form Reality
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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.
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 · 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.
Perspective · 13 Aug 2024
The Blacklist
Face identification software is quick to justice, but things aren't always what they seem.
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 · 6 Sep 2015
Ritz London
An exploration of Edwardian luxury at The Ritz London on Piccadilly
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 · 15 May 2013
The Bride of Versailles
A travel essay linking the Palace of Versailles, the Treaty of Versailles, and the Waldorf Astoria Trianon Palace
The Treaty of Versailles was signed at Trinon Palace. Charlatan checks-in to the Waldorf Astoria and learns that power is where power goes.