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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The Month’s Most Important News Stories
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.
Politico
Politicians Shaping Policy & Power
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Politico · 12 Jul 2026
In God We Trust(ed).
Why and When to Mint.
31 U.S.C. § 5114(b): “Only the portrait of a deceased individual may appear on United States currency and securities.” Charlatan follows the gold rush to the claims, stakes and cost of the American brand.
Politico · 17 Sep 2023
Lost Stars
North Korea-Russia Relations
Fires, earthquakes and floods are natural occurrences. Human conflict and comets a natural phenomenon.
Politico · 19 Jul 2026
High-T Department of Defense
The US Mandatory Testosterone Test
The Nazis prescribed Pervitin — crystal methamphetamine — to their soldiers to maximize combat performance. Charlatan follows the U.S. military's new compulsory screening for low testosterone levels to a new Men's Club girding their loins for war.
Politico · 8 Jun 2025
Deep State
Benjamin Netanyahu's Private War
Israel’s prime minister admonishes the world, “Israel has a deep state.” Charlatan follows the signal to a private war.
Powerbrokers
Movers & Shakers Wielding World Power
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Powerbrokers · 6 Apr 2025
Pay for Play
NCAA MARCH MADNESS
The cost of an unstoppable force is the price of an immovable object.
Powerbrokers · 8 Feb 2026
The Patriot’s Way
Super Bowl LX
Sports betting, AI-driven technology, and CEO-style coaches are reshaping the national pastime. Charlatan unpacks why the New England Patriots modern dynasty is theirs to lose.
Powerbrokers · 2 Mar 2025
International Woman's Day
Virtue signaling is a voice. Sweat equity a choice.
Powerbrokers · 21 May 2026
An Open Letter To SEC Chairman Atkins
Insider Trading in Washington
He had a front row seat at the 2008 Financial Crisis. DAVE LANDY has a ringside seat at SEC Chairman Paul Atkins’ circus, too.
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 · 21 Jun 2026
American Woman
American Woman, Set Me Free
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.
Perspective · 13 Apr 2025
Moveable Feast
Holy Week Riddle
A strong entrance requires both timing and taming a jackass.
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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Corinthia London
London's Magical Grand Hotel
Places · 6 Sep 2015
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 · 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.
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.