Perspective

The PFAS Presidency

How a 2023 definition cleared three new herbicides

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."

The Empty Nest Syndrome

Back to School 2026

As millions head back to school, they leave a sigh of relief, hope and faith in their wake. Charlatan explores the Empty Nest Syndrome.

Our Town

As America turns 250, Charlatan follows Mary B. Ashworth to the Founding Father's vision of the American Dream.

American Woman

America’s finest Think Tanks are set around the Family Dinner Table. As the United States turns 250, Charlatan discovers why behind every great statesman there was and will always be an American Woman.

The Mother Road

Route 66 at 100, the Carpool & America's Social Media Reckoning

She's holding the keys to life and living. Charlatan follows Mary B. Ashworth to the 100th Anniversary of U.S. Route 66 — and to the warning, hazard, and children crossing signs of the American Dream.

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.”

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.

Holy Week 2026

It’s a 7-day metaphor for life & living. Charlatan follows 2026 to the sacrifices and redemption.

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.

Chasing the Light

Politics and science contend with the end of summer.

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.

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.

2026: The New World

When 1.5 trillion in market speculations burst stocks plunge. Charlatan watches Artificial General Intelligence both blowing bubbles and breaking the surface of a New World.

Face Card

Are NBA players and coaches fixing and rigging the games? Charlatan follows legalized sports betting to the courts, and the first inductions into the Hall of Shame.

Mind Over Matter

Is it possible to recharge your memory? Charlatan invites modern science to prove its mettle, but cautions drinking the water.

Blowback

It’s an article of faith online that Jeffrey Epstein trafficked some 250 teens and sex workers to politicians, celebrities, and powerbrokers who silenced him. Charlatan follows the conspiracy to a graveyard of political pretenders.

Hand of God

They were back-to-back 1-in-1,000 year rainfall events. Charlatan follows the science to a higher power, authority, and hand in human affairs.

Moveable Feast

A strong entrance requires both timing and taming a jackass.

Hydroclimate Whiplash

In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.

The Radical Kings

Martin Luther King and the American Dream collide on Inauguration Day.

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.

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.

The Great Eclipse

New "punish the parent" law finds perspective in the shadows of the sun.

New "punish the parent" law finds perspective in the shadows of the sun.

The Blacklist

Face identification software is quick to justice, but things aren't always what they seem.

Death & Taxes

He’s the only U.S. President ever to be convicted of a felony. Charlatan examines the People of New York v. Trump.

He's the only U.S. President ever to be convicted of a felony. Charlatan examines the People of New York v. Trump.

Moveable Feast

A quintessential entrance is knowing when to make an appearance.

A quintessential entrance is knowing when to make an appearance.

Third Places

The search for a civil society exists solely and exclusively outside the cash nexus.

Mother Nature & Covid-19

How Healthy Coping Strategies and Nature Reconnection Can Guide Us Through the Pandemic

Covid-19 brought the world to a standstill. Psychotherapist MELISSA ST. JEAN explains why self-introspection was the pandemic's legacy.