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 · 30 Nov 2025
The Inevitable Campaign
Why America Invaded Venezuela (really).
As the U.S.-Venezuela War gets underway, Charlatan follows authoritarians and regime change to the core assumptions and key institutions that no longer align with the inevitable shift toward a multipolar world.
Politico · 18 May 2025
Three Wise Monkeys
The Primrose Path to Damascus
Historic deals in Syria, Qatar, UAE, and Saudi Arabia has created an precarious gambit between the U.S. and Middle East. Charlatan follows a trio of crown princes who cleverly played deaf, dumb and blind to American exceptionalism.
Politico · 6 Aug 2023
One Damn Thing After Another
Trump v. United States
USA v. Trump: Your nose ends where my nose begins.
Politico · 10 Nov 2024
Trump 2.0
Trump Wins Historic Second Term
It's no longer a question of what to expect, but rather where and how far we're willing to go.
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 · 29 Jun 2025
Project 562
White Independence Day
It's Independence Day, and heres what happens to people who get in our way.
Powerbrokers · 10 Dec 2023
The Nobel Few
Nobel Prize 2023
The 2023 Nobel Prize points to life & living in a parallel universe.
Powerbrokers · 15 Dec 2025
The Affordability Tour
The Private Credit Crisis
As the Feds cut interest rates whilst inflation rises, Charlatan follows AI to private credit lenders, a financial crisis, and man’s ubiquitous search for “Universal Extreme Wealth.”
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 · 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 · 19 Jan 2025
The Radical Kings
The Radical Kings
Martin Luther King and the American Dream collide on Inauguration Day.
Perspective · 26 Apr 2026
The Mother Road
The Centennial of Route 66
She's holding the keys to life and living. Charlatan follows Mary Bonelli Ashworth to the 100th Anniversary of U.S. Route 66.
Places
Charlatan Explores the Halls & Corridors of Power
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Places · 10 Aug 2013
Four Seasons Firenze
Four Seasons Hotel Firenze
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 · 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 · 6 Sep 2015
The Gate to China
The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong
The world's most competitive economy prevails inside the PRC. Contributor MATT GRAY checks in at the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong and discovers One Country, Two Systems.