The Punch
The Month’s Most Important News Stories
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.
Powerbrokers · 11 Oct 2026
The Schoolyard Bully
The Nobel Prize 2026
The prize he coveted the most went to a nemesis. As America tries to run the world by fiat, Charlatan follows the Nobel Prizes pushing back.
Politico
Politicians Shaping Policy & Power
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Politico · 20 Apr 2025
Easter Sunrise
U.S. President Jimmy Carter's Legacy
Redemption isn’t a gift. It’s an opportunity for renewal.
Politico · 15 Dec 2024
Road to Damascus
The Fall of Assad's Syria
A fête, coup and pretender auger tour de force during Advent.
Politico · 31 Oct 2021
Record's Corners
A Patrolman's Tenure on Main Street USA.
It’s an idyllic corner in a quintessential town but service was the key to this American city.
Politico · 24 Sep 2023
A Prince of Peace
Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Profile.
Politicians, policymakers, and peacekeepers file off at the United Nations.
Powerbrokers
Movers & Shakers Wielding World Power
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Powerbrokers · 18 Feb 2024
Fearless Girl
The Toxic Workplace
It's not always why or when but where we choose the fight.
Powerbrokers · 25 Feb 2024
The Queen's Gambit
Yulia Navalnaya
We were right til we weren’t; built a nation watched it burn; second round heres the spin; now the nations listening in.
Powerbrokers · 11 Jun 2023
OpenAI (Day 18)
AI Revolution
Super-intelligent algorithms, brain implants, and zany holograms collide to decry mankind.
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 · 5 Jan 2025
Dementia 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 · 21 Apr 2024
Death & Taxes
He’s the only U.S. President ever to be convicted of a felony.
He's the only U.S. President ever to be convicted of a felony. Charlatan examines the People of New York v. Trump.
Perspective · 14 Aug 2024
The Great Eclipse
New "punish the parent" law finds perspective in the shadows of the sun.
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.
Places
Charlatan Explores the Halls & Corridors of Power
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Places
Corinthia London
London's Magical Grand Hotel
Places · 15 May 2013
Trianon Palace Versailles
Waldorf Astoria Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was signed at Trinon Palace. Charlatan checks-in to the Waldorf Astoria and learns that power is where power goes.
Places · 10 Aug 2013
Four Seasons Firenze
Four Seasons Hotel Firenze
Its the birthplace of the Renaissance. Contributor BRENDA WENSIL checks into the Four Seasons Hotel Florence and discovers the paintings, antiques and masters that created the modern age.
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.