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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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 · 11 Jan 2021
Capitol Siege & Coup
January 6 United States Capitol Attack.
The U.S. Congress certifies a president; the People affirm their republic, and Donald Trump concedes following a historic coup at the U.S. Capitol.
Politico · 8 Dec 2024
Unpardonable Sin
Presidential Pardons
A fête, coup and pretender auger tour de force during Advent.
Politico · 3 Nov 2024
Election Night
T'was the Night Before the Election.
American Telltales, Tall Tales and Fairytales.
Politico · 25 May 2025
The $hadow Wars
Memorial Day 2025
It’s Memorial Day, so let the world beware of a deep state of patriots along the way. Charlatan follows the smoke to a new world order.
Powerbrokers
Movers & Shakers Wielding World Power
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Powerbrokers · 10 Dec 2023
The Nobel Few
Nobel Prize 2023
The 2023 Nobel Prize points to life & living in a parallel universe.
Powerbrokers · 29 Jun 2025
Project 562
White Independence Day
It's Independence Day, and heres what happens to people who get in our way.
Powerbrokers · 17 Mar 2024
Nightingale
St. Patrick's Way
Marriage equality in style, sexism hits headwinds in the Emerald Isle.
Powerbrokers · 6 Apr 2025
Pay for Play
NCAA MARCH MADNESS
The cost of an unstoppable force is the price of an immovable object.
Perspective
Where Passion & Reason Form Reality
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Perspective · 9 Jun 2024
True Threats
Cyberstalking
Post what you like; as much as you please; Americans call it Freedom of Speech.
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 · 25 Sep 2020
Mother Nature & Covid-19
The Psychology of COVID-19
Covid-19 brought the world to a standstill. Psychotherapist MELISSA ST. JEAN explains why self-introspection was the pandemic's legacy.
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.
Places
Charlatan Explores the Halls & Corridors of Power
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Places · 30 Aug 2015
Mandarin Oriental Bangkok
Thai Coup d'état 2015
Places · 10 Aug 2013
Four Seasons Firenze
Four Seasons Hotel Firenze
Its the birthplace of the Renaissance. Contributor BRENDA WENSIL checks into the Four Seasons Hotel Florence and discovers the paintings, antiques and masters that created the modern age.
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.
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.