Cover of Charlatan Magazine for March Madness

The Fix

March Madness 2026

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.”

A.I. & Deathcare

A.I., Deathcare & Resurrection

It’s a quiet industrialization of death care and the fight to preserve its humanity. Charlatan follows corporations converting family-owned funeral homes into A.I. transactions, and the old guard to the new ‘Ambassadors to the Afterlife.’

Editor’s Letter

The Ideal City

Breakdown the politics, powerbrokers & ploys into a no-nonsense, non-partisan playbook with a scholarly, slightly sardonic, and straight shot at truth in the press.

What We’re Talking About

Politics, Playbooks & Ploys

Holy Week 2026

It’s a 7-day metaphor for life & living. Charlatan follows 2026 to the sacrifices and redemption.

The Silent Majority

FB, Insta, and YouTube are in the dock for product liability. Charlatan follows free speech & the Collective Action Problem of our time.

Year Ahead, 2026

When 1.5 trillion in market speculations burst stocks plunge. Charlatan watches AGI breaking the surface of a New World.

Chasing the Light

Politics and science collide with solar time, circadian rhythms, and the end of summertime.

The Supermodels

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.

As You Like It

Charlatan’s Editors at Large assemble on the stage of the American Dream to debate ethos, ethics, and irony in the Chapel of Democracy.

Coming July 2026

Who We’re Talking About

Movers, Shakers & Schemes

Trump's Army

Was he an agitator, insurrectionist, or patriot when shot 10xs by a growing Federal Army in the back, chest, and neck from behind?

PRESIDENT$' DAY

It's Presidents' Day in the USA. Charlatan follows the Palestinian State and Pay-to-Play Club to the monetization of the American Way.

Iran Nuclear Crisis

A second American strike on Iran will not end the nuclear question. It will transform it into a dangerous nuclear proliferation crusade.

Epic Fury

The U.S. and Israel have assassinated the Supreme Leader of Iran. Charlatan follows the mission to a paradox of epic proportions.

Citizen Claude

A.I., & Statecraft

Chatbots aren’t fair-minded mediators, but often sycophants designed to engage. Where algorithms and ethics collide, Anthropic’s Claude defers to the human touch to govern.  

All the World’s a Stage

Make Sense of the Week’s News.
Charlatan follows the Worldview

CHARLATAN

The Exposé of Politics & Style