Politico · 8 Nov 2026
America’s Reckoning
Don't Cry for Me, America
As a blue tsunami rolls across the nation, MARY BONELLI ASHWORTH shows the Republic, Democracy, and the parties of “us and them” to the American kitchen table.
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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.
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.
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Politicians Shaping Policy & Power
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Politico · 9 Jun 2024
How Fascism Works
The Politics of 'Us and Them.'
The ten pillars from democracy to fascism begin with normalizing the intolerable. Charlatan talks with Jason Stanley about “How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them.”
Politico · 2 Feb 2025
DeepSeek
Open-Source AI
Favoritism has always been the American Way, but AI has an eye on the long game.
Politico · 1 Jan 2023
A Man For All Seasons
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI to lie in state; a holy whistleblower of the Vatican City state.
Politico · 19 Jul 2026
High-T Department of Defense
The US Mandatory Testosterone Test
The Nazis prescribed Pervitin — crystal methamphetamine — to their soldiers to maximize combat performance. Charlatan follows the U.S. military's new compulsory screening for low testosterone levels to a new Men's Club girding their loins for war.
Powerbrokers
Movers & Shakers Wielding World Power
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Powerbrokers · 17 Mar 2024
Nightingale
St. Patrick's Way
Marriage equality in style, sexism hits headwinds in the Emerald Isle.
Powerbrokers · 20 Oct 2024
A Noble Few
Nobel Prize 2024
Never cross a swamp before consulting an alligator. Charlatan reviews the 2024 Nobel Prize.
Powerbrokers · 2 Mar 2025
International Woman's Day
Virtue signaling is a voice. Sweat equity a choice.
Powerbrokers · 14 Sep 2025
God’s Influencers
Turning Point USA
As they embrace the internet, the young are rising in might and right. Charlatan examines the saints & sinners being radicalized and exalted by the digital age.
Perspective
Where Passion & Reason Form Reality
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Perspective · 13 Aug 2024
The Blacklist
Face identification software is quick to justice, but things aren't always what they seem.
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.
Perspective · 2 Apr 2023
All That's Good
Covenant School Massacre
Peace isn't an abstract goal. It's a day to day journey by which we arrive at a goal.
Perspective · 4 Jun 2023
Coming of Age
Ageism
At 81, Pinup Girl Martha Stewart is stirring perceptions about Age Bias.
Places
Charlatan Explores the Halls & Corridors of Power
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Places · 6 Sep 2015
The Gate to China
The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong
Places · 21 Jun 2015
The Nevsky Prospect
The Corinthia Hotel St. Petersburg
It was the masterplan of Peter the Great. Charlatan checks-in to the Corinthia Hotel St. Petersburg and encounters former KGB, a diplomat's wife, and the remnants of Communist Russia.
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.
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Corinthia London
London's Magical Grand Hotel
It's the world's most visited city. Contributor MATTHEW FLACKS discovers a quixotic enclave in a cosmpolitan city at Corinthia London.