Perspective examines the forces shaping the modern world—from artificial intelligence and labor markets to war, governance, and social change. Through investigative commentary and interdisciplinary analysis, Perspective connects policy, history, and human behavior to explain not just what is happening—but why it matters.
Perspective · 4 Oct 2026
Lake America, and other edits
America, by rights, is in decline. Charlatan follows the build out to the new American Moment.
Perspective · 27 Sep 2026
Forever Chemicals
The EPA has unleashed three pesticides to America's farmers, crops, food source and families. THEA KARLSSON traces the tumor data the agency waved off, and a Supreme Court ruling that makes forever chemicals the nation's future."
Perspective · 30 Aug 2026
Back to School 2026
As millions head back to school, they leave a sigh of relief, hope and faith in their wake. Charlatan explores the Empty Nest Syndrome.
Perspective · 28 Jun 2026
America 250
As America turns 250, Charlatan follows Mary B. Ashworth to the Founding Father's vision of the American Dream.
Perspective · 21 Jun 2026
American Woman, Set Me Free
America’s finest Think Tanks are set around the Family Dinner Table. As the United States turns 250, Charlatan discovers why behind every great statesman there was and will always be an American Woman.
Perspective · 26 Apr 2026
Route 66 at 100, the Carpool & America's Social Media Reckoning
She's holding the keys to life and living. Charlatan follows Mary B. Ashworth to the 100th Anniversary of U.S. Route 66 — and to the warning, hazard, and children crossing signs of the American Dream.
Perspective · 11 Apr 2026
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 · 5 Apr 2026
Corporate consolidation and AI-driven automation are reshaping death care—and erasing its human core.
Corporations are converting family owned funeral homes into A.I. transactions. Charlatan follows the old guard to the new Ambassadors to the Afterlife.
Perspective · 29 Mar 2026
It’s a 7-day metaphor for life & living. Charlatan follows 2026 to the sacrifices and redemption.
Perspective · 22 Mar 2026
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 · 8 Mar 2026
The Death of Daylight Savings
Politics and science contend with the end of summer.
Perspective · 1 Mar 2026
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 · 19 Jan 2026
The Super Models
The Supermodel's allegations of sexual misconduct and rape evince in the latest release of the Epstein Files renewed focus on modeling industry abuse and the cost-benefit of beauty.
Perspective · 28 Dec 2025
The World Ahead, 2026
When 1.5 trillion in market speculations burst stocks plunge. Charlatan watches Artificial General Intelligence both blowing bubbles and breaking the surface of a New World.
Perspective · 26 Oct 2025
NBA Sports Gambling Scandal
Are NBA players and coaches fixing and rigging the games? Charlatan follows legalized sports betting to the courts, and the first inductions into the Hall of Shame.
Perspective · 10 Aug 2025
The Promise of Alzheimers
Is it possible to recharge your memory? Charlatan invites modern science to prove its mettle, but cautions drinking the water.
Perspective · 20 Jul 2025
The Epstein Files
It’s an article of faith online that Jeffrey Epstein trafficked some 250 teens and sex workers to politicians, celebrities, and powerbrokers who silenced him. Charlatan follows the conspiracy to a graveyard of political pretenders.
Perspective · 13 Jul 2025
Flash Flood Alley
They were back-to-back 1-in-1,000 year rainfall events. Charlatan follows the science to a higher power, authority, and hand in human affairs.
Perspective · 13 Apr 2025
Holy Week Riddle
A strong entrance requires both timing and taming a jackass.
Perspective · 21 Jan 2025
Hydroclimate Whiplash
In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.
Perspective · 19 Jan 2025
The Radical Kings
Martin Luther King and the American Dream collide on Inauguration Day.
Perspective · 5 Jan 2025
They’re 50+ million people in the world with dementia, and most seem to follow a similar path. Charlatan explores why loneliness is the principal driver of memory loss.
Perspective · 1 Jan 2025
An outlook on artificial intelligence, markets, and geopolitical change shaping the next global era
Say goodbye to repetitive administrative tasks and jobs, and hello to the autonomous work force. Charlatan follows the first release of Agentic AI.
Perspective · 14 Aug 2024
New "punish the parent" law finds perspective in the shadows of the sun.
New "punish the parent" law finds perspective in the shadows of the sun.
Perspective · 13 Aug 2024
Face identification software is quick to justice, but things aren't always what they seem.
Perspective · 21 Apr 2024
He’s the only U.S. President ever to be convicted of a felony. Charlatan examines the People of New York v. Trump.
He's the only U.S. President ever to be convicted of a felony. Charlatan examines the People of New York v. Trump.
Perspective · 24 Mar 2024
A quintessential entrance is knowing when to make an appearance.
A quintessential entrance is knowing when to make an appearance.
Perspective · 28 Jan 2024
The Great Good Place
The search for a civil society exists solely and exclusively outside the cash nexus.
Perspective · 25 Sep 2020
How Healthy Coping Strategies and Nature Reconnection Can Guide Us Through the Pandemic
Covid-19 brought the world to a standstill. Psychotherapist MELISSA ST. JEAN explains why self-introspection was the pandemic's legacy.