Since 2008, Charlatan has censored & celebrated the Year's Most Important Stories
Protector of Faiths
A new generation has been called to serve a diverse and inclusive Church of England, and to lead the United Kingdom.
The Emperor's New Clothes
America’s first exports were spun in southern cotton mills, but did outsourcing destroy U.S. jobs, manufacturing, and the Great American Experiment?
The Emperor's New Clothes
America’s first exports were spun in southern cotton mills, but did outsourcing destroy U.S. jobs, manufacturing, and the Great American Experiment?
Syria's Civil War
Newsweek's Janine di Giovanni arrived in Damascus at the onset of Syria's Civil War. Charlatan speaks with the war coorespondant about the conflict, and how it triggered the largest migrant crisis in history.
Intersex Revolution
1 in every 1500 infants are born with ambiguous genitalia. Charlatan explores the new frontier for Civil Rights called The Transgender Revolution.
Intersex Revolution
1 in every 1500 infants are born with ambiguous genitalia. Charlatan explores the new frontier for Civil Rights called The Transgender Revolution.
COVID-19
Its not nice to fool Mother Nature. Charlatan sorts through the pandemics of the past, and discovers nature’s indomitable relationship with man, command, and market-based economies.
#Home to Vote
Ireland Scuttles Abortion Ban in Stunning Rebuke to Irish Catholics. Charlatan travels to Dublin and learns how the great famine and exodus led to a referendum, reverse migration, and the inexorable right to choose.
#Home to Vote
Ireland Scuttles Abortion Ban in Stunning Rebuke to Irish Catholics. Charlatan travels to Dublin and learns how the great famine and exodus led to a referendum, reverse migration, and the inexorable right to choose.
American Beauty
She's the dominant consumer and labor force in America. Charlatan investigates how the Woman's Rights Movement upended traditional society, and looks to the economic redemption, managerial rule and cultural reign of the American woman.
The Soul of America
It was called 'a fight for the soul of America.' Charlatan remembers the coronavirus pandemic, economic recession, and the historic U.S. Presidential Election of 2020.
The Soul of America
It was called 'a fight for the soul of America.' Charlatan remembers the coronavirus pandemic, economic recession, and the historic U.S. Presidential Election of 2020.
Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter (BLM) is an organized movement dedicated to non-violent civil disobedience in protest to police brutality. Charlatan examines the movement for freedom, liberation and justice.
Argentina: Latin America's Mecca
Argentina and her people are renown for the tango. Charlatan travels to the nation’s capital and discovers Spanish influencers, a wave of immigrants, and a remarkable First Lady at the Four Seasons Buenos Aires.
Argentina and her people are renown for the tango. Charlatan travels to the nation’s capital and discovers Spanish influencers, a wave of immigrants, and a remarkable First Lady at the Four Seasons Buenos Aires.
Cosmopolitan Marrakesh
How did Morocco avert the Arab Spring? Charlatan travels to Africa and discovers a savvy constitutional monarch, a vibrant cosmopolitan culture, and the kismit of both at the resplendent La Sultana Marrakesh.
World Class Champion
He won the World Cup & was knighted by the Queen. Charlatan chats with England's Ben Cohen about the StandUp Foundation, and how he became the new anti-bully in professional sports.
World Class Champion
He won the World Cup & was knighted by the Queen. Charlatan chats with England's Ben Cohen about the StandUp Foundation, and how he became the new anti-bully in professional sports.
Viva la Cuba
Cuba has officially opened its doors to the world. Charlatan embarks to Havana Cuba and discovers how two currencies accomodate both communism & market capitalism in a cosmopolitan new culture.
The Alchemy of Nature
Its the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. But where’s the beef? Charlatan chats with Kurdistan's Agriculture Minister, and learnt how nature holds the keys to national sovereignty.
The Alchemy of Nature
Its the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. But where’s the beef? Charlatan chats with Kurdistan's Agriculture Minister, and learnt how nature holds the keys to national sovereignty.
Russian Collusion
Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. Presidental Election. That's a fact! Charlatan examines the civics, strongmen, and unavoidable consequences at the vortex of Social Media.
The God Particle
When scientists at CERN discovered the Higgs Boson, they learned that nothing is actually created or destroyed in particle physics. Charlatan explores this re-telling of the story of our creation.
The God Particle
When scientists at CERN discovered the Higgs Boson, they learned that nothing is actually created or destroyed in particle physics. Charlatan explores this re-telling of the story of our creation.
Brexit
Boris Johnson is leading the crusade called Brexit. Charlatan sits down with Ministers of Parliment to discuss the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union, and Britain's reclamation of their currency, national power and economy.
Chasing Marie Antionette
She’s the most infamous queen in history. Charlatan checks-in to the Trianon Palace Versailles and discovers the birthplace of etiquette, the divine right of kings, and a curious foreign princess who triggered the French Revolution.
Chasing Marie Antionette
She’s the most infamous queen in history. Charlatan checks-in to the Trianon Palace Versailles and discovers the birthplace of etiquette, the divine right of kings, and a curious foreign princess who triggered the French Revolution.
Britannia
She created two-party politics, and conjoined England & Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain. Charlatan visits Lady Anne Somerset in London to discuss the movie, memoir, and academy awards blitz surrounding "Queen Anne: The Politics of Passion."
The Arab Spring
A series of conflicts and civil wars have swept across North Africa. Charlatan examines the Libyan Revolution, in particular, and learns why simply deposing a dictator doesn't necessarily ensure a democracy.
The Arab Spring
A series of conflicts and civil wars have swept across North Africa. Charlatan examines the Libyan Revolution, in particular, and learns why simply deposing a dictator doesn't necessarily ensure a democracy.
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Czech Republic has yet another new name. Charlatan chats with Prince William in Prague, and discovers how he re-claimed his possessions, land, palace and brand in the Kingdom of Bohemia's latest incarnation.
Marriage Equality
The U.S. Supreme Court declares Same-Sex Marriage the new law of the land. Charlatan recalls how the Catholics, Mormons & Gays collided to create the new American family.
Marriage Equality
The U.S. Supreme Court declares Same-Sex Marriage the new law of the land. Charlatan recalls how the Catholics, Mormons & Gays collided to create the new American family.
Constantinople
Spa culture was created by the Turks. Charlatan embarks to Istanbul and learnt how the Turkish Hammam and Bathhouse promoted sexism at the crossroads of civilization.
The Age of Reconciliation
One doesn't solve a problem with the same consciousness that created it. Charlatan explores the higher ground of statecraft.
The Age of Reconciliation
One doesn't solve a problem with the same consciousness that created it. Charlatan explores the higher ground of statecraft.
The Red Dragon
The best lens for clarifying the dynamics of the U.S-China relationship may be the Thucydides Trap. Charlatan examines the structural stress that occurs when a rising power threatens to displace a ruling nation.
An Indigenous Peoples'
The extermination of the Native American Indian is the largest genocide in human history. Charlatan talks with Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz about 'An Indigenous Peoples: A History of the United States."
An Indigenous Peoples'
The extermination of the Native American Indian is the largest genocide in human history. Charlatan talks with Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz about 'An Indigenous Peoples: A History of the United States."