Who We’re Talking About
Policy & Playbooks
In God We Trust(ed)
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.
The Gold Rush
Before 1970, more than 80% of Americans 25–34 were married. By 2023, that statistic fell to 38%. Charlatan follows college-educated, higher-income Americans to an increasingly elitist institution of marriage.
Cage Fight
The U.S. demanded an end to Iran’s regime, nuclear program, ballistic missile capabilities, an unconditional surrender, and even wanted to select their next leader. Charlatan follows the Client States of America coming off the ropes.
2026 World Cup
How does a guy with a Sports Bucket List get into every sold-out event on earth? How does a guy with a Sports Bucket List get into every sold-out event on earth? Ask the man who won the Nobel Prize in Economics.
God, Inc.
1.4 billion members. A trillion-dollar balance sheet. Eroding market share. Charlatan runs the numbers on the Roman Catholic Church.
The House Always Wins!
Last week: Congressional insider trading. This week: the casino they built to do it in — and the crypto lawyer they hired to guard it.
All the World’s a Stage
Make Sense of the Week’s News.
Charlatan follows the Worldview
CHARLATAN
The Exposé of Politics & Style