Politico follows the decisions and consequences that define nations and their futures. Positioned at the intersection of breaking events and strategic analysis, Politico connects headlines to history, revealing how political systems operate, evolve, and collide. It is a running chronicle of power in motion—who wields it, how it is exercised, and what it means for the world ahead.
Politico · 1 Nov 2026
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.
Politico · 13 Sep 2026
25th Anniversary of 9-11
An Anthropic employee went rogue this week explaining that "alignment faking" could lead to mankind's extinction. Charlatan traces the whistleblower's logic and wisdom to the 25th Anniversary of 9/11.
Politico · 9 Aug 2026
The Payout Pot for Punks
Your Attention Please: There’s no honor among thieves. Charlatan follows insider trading to the American dream.
Politico · 26 Jul 2026
Trusting Your Gut
More than 11,500 confirmed or probable cases are rising in the worst cyclospora outbreak in U.S. history. Contributor THEA KARLSSON tracks the parasites to Washington, and signals why trusting the gut is the cleanest path to wellness.
Politico · 19 Jul 2026
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.
Politico · 12 Jul 2026
Why and When to Mint.
31 U.S.C. § 5114(b): “Only the portrait of a deceased individual may appear on United States currency and securities.” Charlatan follows the gold rush to the claims, stakes and cost of the American brand.
Politico · 15 Jun 2026
The Iran War and the Limits of American Power
The U.S. blunder in Iran Charlatan follows the Client States of America coming off the ropes.
Politico · 17 May 2026
The Trump–Xi summit and the fight over Taiwan’s chips.
Xi set the table in the Great Hall of the People. Huang, Fink, Cook, Musk and Wall Street’s top bankers took their seats. The one guest missing was Taiwan, and its 23 million people and the most consequential supply chain on earth. Charlatan plays Clue with the guest list.
Politico · 3 May 2026
The Guilty Mind: How Intent Became the Most Powerful Force in American Politics
Voting Rights. Election Interference. True Threats? Charlatan follows a former FBI director to the red and blue — and to the new wave of mens rea washing up on American shores.
Politico · 19 Apr 2026
Péter Magyar topples Hard right hero Viktor Orbán in Hungary
Peter Magyar didn't just oust Viktor Orbán's sixteen years of iron-fisted rule. He won a supermajority, and fired a warning shot across the bow of nationalism that will be seen, heard, and felt around the world.
Politico · 1 Mar 2026
The Assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei
The U.S. and Israel have assassinated the Supreme Leader of Iran. Charlatan follows the mission to a paradox of epic proportions.
Politico · 22 Feb 2026
The 2026 U.S.-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.
Politico · 15 Feb 2026
The Board of Peace
It's Presidents' Day in the USA. Charlatan follows the Palestinian State, Board of Peace, and Pay-to-Play Club to the monetization of the American Way.
Politico · 5 Feb 2026
At present nearly 100,000 personnel strong.
Was he an agitator, insurrectionist, or patriot when shot 10xs by a growing Federal Army in the back, chest, and neck from behind? Charlatan unpacks the Second Amendment and the American Experiment.
Politico · 2 Feb 2026
Davos 2026
It’s Day 365 of what some are referring to as an Imperialist Presidency. Charlatan follows global leaders to the World Economic Forum as they gather to realign & reassess how the West was won.
Politico · 19 Jan 2026
United States v Windsor
Edith Windsor took on the United States for slapping her with an estate tax when her spouse died! The Honorable JUDGE HEATHER FERGUSON examines why the Supreme Court cowtowed to Marriage Equality.
Politico · 11 Jan 2026
The 2026 Iranian Uprising
This is not AI. This is not Hollywood. This is the Iranian National Uprising, and the return through a triumphal arch to the Age of Absolutism.islam
Politico · 28 Dec 2025
A Post-Maduro World
As the U.S. invades, captures, and extradites Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro,Charlatan follows their Congress to a nation building exercise, and litmus test for the republic.
Politico · 21 Dec 2025
Christmas Eve
The son of God and Abraham. Some serve God, others Man.
Politico · 30 Nov 2025
Why America Invaded Venezuela (really).
As the U.S.-Venezuela War gets underway, Charlatan follows authoritarians and regime change to the core assumptions and key institutions that no longer align with the inevitable shift toward a multipolar world.
Politico · 27 Nov 2025
The American Ethos
Its the national ethos of the United States. THE HONORABLE HEATHER FERGUSON suggests that our Founding Fathers might actually be confounded by our spin on their American Dream.
Politico · 16 Nov 2025
World War III (A Scenario)
As the nation memorializes Veterans Day, Charlatan follows a magnificent misalliance to the prospect of World War III.
Politico · 16 Nov 2025
Creating a Republic
America was never intended to be a democracy. The Honorable Judge HEATHER FERGUSON examines the republic we were always meant to be.
Politico · 9 Nov 2025
The Democratic Socialists of America
As a political schism unfolds across the nation, Charlatan follows the cost of living crisis to the practical reality of a post-capitalist, socialist democracy.
Politico · 5 Oct 2025
"The Warrior Ethos"
Why is the U.S. Military deploying to American cities? Clues lie in a government shutdown, nation building exercise in Gaza, and a new wildcard in Washington called the Department of War.
Politico · 28 Sep 2025
A Higher Loyalty
As former FBI director James Comey is indicted, his true crime novels are flying off the shelves. Charlatan follows the roman à clefs to he who laughs last in Washington.
Politico · 24 Aug 2025
Remapping America
As Texas redistricts five GOP congressional seats for the state and nation, Charlatan follows the roadmap to 2026 and the Voting Rights Act.
Politico · 17 Aug 2025
Alaska 2025
They met to discuss peace. What may've went down was an unspoken agreement to carve up the world between them.
Politico · 6 Jul 2025
One Big Beautiful Bill
U.S. signs a massive spending bill, and hands an ominous promissory note to its posterity.
Politico · 8 Jun 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu's Private War
Israel’s prime minister admonishes the world, “Israel has a deep state.” Charlatan follows the signal to a private war.
Politico · 1 Jun 2025
The Fall of Atlanticism
Their king and queen saw the guillotine, but the president can take one for the team. Charlatan follows France’s shrewd improv from the Fall of Atlanticism, to the rise of a savvy new global Sovereign Citizen.
Politico · 25 May 2025
Memorial Day 2025
It’s Memorial Day, so let the world beware of a deep state of patriots along the way. Charlatan follows the smoke to a new world order.
Politico · 18 May 2025
The Primrose Path to Damascus
Historic deals in Syria, Qatar, UAE, and Saudi Arabia has created an precarious gambit between the U.S. and Middle East. Charlatan follows a trio of crown princes who cleverly played deaf, dumb and blind to American exceptionalism.
Politico · 27 Apr 2025
Pope Francis's Legacy
Why it's time for the Holy See to part the ether.
Politico · 20 Apr 2025
U.S. President Jimmy Carter's Legacy
Redemption isn’t a gift. It’s an opportunity for renewal.
Politico · 20 Apr 2025
The Alien Enemies Act
It’s when the branches of government collide. If and when co-equal, it’s called a republic.
Politico · 16 Mar 2025
Canada Strong v. America First
The Canadian PMs stunning power play shot blocks U.S. tariffs, recession, and imperialism.
Politico · 2 Mar 2025
Why it's Five to Midnight for Europe.
It’s week two for the Pope in ICU as the new guard takes up the cross for peace.
Politico · 16 Feb 2025
The Man Who Would Be King
Somewhere beyond the 49th parallel lies a repository of minerals, and the new command center of earth and heaven.
Politico · 2 Feb 2025
Open-Source AI
Favoritism has always been the American Way, but AI has an eye on the long game.
Politico · 5 Jan 2025
American Terrorism 2025
Radicalizing the U.S. military isn’t new, it's just another wakeup call for the disbelievers.
Politico · 15 Dec 2024
The Fall of Assad's Syria
A fête, coup and pretender auger tour de force during Advent.
Politico · 8 Dec 2024
Presidential Pardons
A fête, coup and pretender auger tour de force during Advent.
Politico · 17 Nov 2024
Gen Y Goes to Washington
Youth and inexperience collide in Washington, DC.
Politico · 10 Nov 2024
Trump Wins Historic Second Term
It's no longer a question of what to expect, but rather where and how far we're willing to go.
Politico · 3 Nov 2024
T'was the Night Before the Election.
American Telltales, Tall Tales and Fairytales.
Politico · 22 Oct 2024
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Why Jerusalem is a stormy port city on the shore of etermity...
Politico · 6 Oct 2024
The War of the Roses
Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.
Politico · 29 Sep 2024
Exploring Double Consciousness
It’s the persistent delusion of a hoodwinked mankind.
Politico · 9 Jun 2024
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 · 5 May 2024
The U.S. Electoral College
Why the U.S. has and continues to answer to the Electoral College?
Politico · 11 Nov 2023
Remembrance Day
We reap as we sow on Remembrance Day.
Politico · 11 Nov 2023
The Zone of Interest in Gaza.
National defense is a policy; Ethnic Cleansing a paradigm; and deliverance a prophecy and promise.
Politico · 29 Oct 2023
The Gavel of Evangelism.
Evangelical Christian takes gavel and U.S. House in hand.
Politico · 15 Oct 2023
Israeli-Hamas War 2023
Storming Israel may have been a provocation to a more complex scheme.
Politico · 24 Sep 2023
Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Profile.
Politicians, policymakers, and peacekeepers file off at the United Nations.
Politico · 17 Sep 2023
North Korea-Russia Relations
Fires, earthquakes and floods are natural occurrences. Human conflict and comets a natural phenomenon.
Politico · 6 Aug 2023
Trump v. United States
USA v. Trump: Your nose ends where my nose begins.
Politico · 4 Jun 2023
Disney v. DeSantis
Disney, Gay Pride, and Ron DeSantis collide on Main Street USA.
Politico · 7 May 2023
The Coronation of Charles III
Head of State & Defender of the Faith? Can anyone serve both Church and State?
Politico · 23 Apr 2023
Clarence Thomas in Profile.
It’s tax time and money talks. Even if you’re a liar.
Politico · 23 Apr 2023
House Floor Protest
Southern lawmakers trigger national roll call for gun violence and reckon with race in America.
Politico · 18 Apr 2023
The Espionage Act
Catastrophes and well laid schemes can look and seem like the very same thing.
Politico · 1 Jan 2023
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI to lie in state; a holy whistleblower of the Vatican City state.
Politico · 8 Sep 2022
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth logged 70 years on the throne with a reign and warning for the Information Age.
Politico · 26 Jun 2022
The Rise of Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
How Ferdinand Marcos Jr reclaimed the Philippines in the esprit de corps of dynasty.
Politico · 31 Oct 2021
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 · 11 Jan 2021
January 6 United States Capitol Attack.
The U.S. Congress certifies a president; the People affirm their republic, and Donald Trump concedes following a historic coup at the U.S. Capitol.
Politico · 19 Sep 2019
The American Revolution
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" ignited the Revolutionary War. The Honorable Judge HEATHER FERGUSON explores whether it can save us from avarice and ambition.
Politico · 26 Jun 2015
Marriage Equality 2015
The U.S. Supreme Court declares Same-Sex Marriage the new law of the land. Editor in Chief DREW GOWING remembers the controversial march toward Marriage Equality.