The Punch
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 · 1 Jan 2023
A Man For All Seasons
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI to lie in state; a holy whistleblower of the Vatican City state.
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 · 5 May 2024
Counting the Vote
The U.S. Electoral College
Why the U.S. has and continues to answer to the Electoral College?
Politico · 21 Dec 2025
Year of the Lord, 2025
Christmas Eve
The son of God and Abraham. Some serve God, others Man.
Powerbrokers
Movers & Shakers Wielding World Power
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Powerbrokers · 24 Jul 2022
Sins of the Fathers
Can a Holy Father atone for the genocide of the Indigenous Peoples? That answer lies somewhere in a penitential journey across Canada.
Powerbrokers · 20 Oct 2024
A Noble Few
Nobel Prize 2024
Never cross a swamp before consulting an alligator. Charlatan reviews the 2024 Nobel Prize.
Powerbrokers · 15 Sep 2013
All American
Steve Young
NFL Hall of Famer Steve on the LDS Church, Gay Rights, and Affirmation.
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 · 15 Nov 2021
Main Street, USA
Center Street Bakery
They’re the shops of retailing, socializing, and a gathering place of growing concerns.
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 · 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 · 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.
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 · 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 · 30 Aug 2015
Mandarin Oriental Bangkok
Thai Coup d'état 2015
Charlatan checks in to the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok and stumbles onto a revolt & reformation on the River of Kings.
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.