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Politico

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.

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Bread & Circuses

The Presidency Is Now a Subscription Tier

Your Attention Please: There’s no honor among thieves. Charlatan follows insider trading to the American dream.

AI cartoon rendering of the prime suspects in America's health epidemic

Trusting Your Gut

Stop Blaming the Parasite. Audit the Terrain

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.

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"So Be It."

Inside Hegseth's "High-T Department" and the History It's Repeating

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.

AI-generated image of a proposed Trump dollar coin design

In God We Trust(ed).

Trump Wants His Face on a $1 Coin. The Republic Was Built So No One's Ever Could.

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.

AI-generated image of a UFC fight staged in front of the White House.

Cage Fight

The Iran War and the Limits of American Power

The U.S. demanded an end to Iran’s regime, nuclear program, ballistic missile capabilities, an unconditional surrender, and even wanted to select their next leader. Charlatan follows the Client States of America coming off the ropes.

AI-generated image of Trump and Xi Jinping at a state dinner in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing

Peking Duck

Trump, Xi, and the Guest Who Wasn't Invited

As a rising power and ruling nation meet in the Great Hall of the People, Charlatan follows their dinner guests to a whodunit murder mystery, and to the death of democratic freedom for totalitarian control.

AI-generated image of Donald Trump and King Charles III at a state visit

True Colors

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.

AI illustration of Peter Magyar, Hungary's prime minister-elect

“Now or Never"

Peter Magyar topples illiberal hero Viktor Orban 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.

AI-generated portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei

Epic Fury

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.

AI-generated image evoking the U.S.-Iran nuclear crisis

The U.S.-Iran Nuclear Crisis

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.

AI rendering evoking Jared Kushner and the Board of Peace behind the U.S. plan to redevelop Gaza.

PRESIDENT$' DAY

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.

AI-generated image of a militarized federal force massing in an American city

Trump’s Army

The Right to Bear Arms

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.

AI-generated image of Donald Trump astride a bear, evoking an imperial presidency

The Imperialist Presidency

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.

Demonstrators during the Iranian national uprising against the Islamic Republic

The Iranian Uprising

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

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A Post-Maduro World

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.

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Year of the Lord, 2025

Christmas Eve

The son of God and Abraham. Some serve God, others Man.

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The Inevitable Campaign

Why America Will Invade Venezuela

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.

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Zero Day Attack

World War III (A Scenario)

As the nation memorializes Veterans Day, Charlatan follows a magnificent misalliance to the prospect of World War III.

AI illustration of Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani of New York City

We Own the Future!

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.

AI rendering of U.S. military leaders assembled at Marine Corps Base Quantico.

U.S. War Coup de d'etat

"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.

AI illustration of former FBI Director James Comey

The Comey Conspiracy

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.

AI illustration of President Trump and President Putin at the 2025 Alaska Summit in Anchorage

Pursuing Peace

Alaska 2025

They met to discuss peace. What may've went down was an unspoken agreement to carve up the world between them.

AI illustration of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump depicted on Mount Rushmore

A Magnificent Catastrophe

One Big Beautiful Bill

U.S. signs a massive spending bill, and hands an ominous promissory note to its posterity.

AI illustration profile of Benjamin Netanyahu

Deep State

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.

AI illustration of President Emmanuel Macron aboard Cotam Unité, the French presidential aircraft

Slapgate

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.

AI illustration inspired by Alejandro Cegarra's Decay photographic series

The $hadow Wars

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.

AI illustration of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (center), UAE's Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan (right), and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (left)

Three Wise Monkeys

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.

AI illustration of visitors photographing Pope Francis as he speaks from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on March 13, 2013

Agnostic I

Pope Francis Legacy

Why it's time for the Holy See to part the ether.

AI illustration of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter standing in a field

Easter Sunrise

U.S. President Jimmy Carter's Legacy

Redemption isn’t a gift. It’s an opportunity for renewal.

AI illustration of an overcrowded prison

U.S. Constitutional Crisis

Alien Enemies

It’s when the branches of government collide. If and when co-equal, it’s called a republic.

AI-generated image of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney

The Split Butterfly

Canada Strong v. America First

The Canadian PMs stunning power play shot blocks U.S. tariffs, recession, and imperialism.

AI illustration of Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, and Volodymyr Zelensky meeting in Paris in December

Army of Europe

Five to Midnight for Europe

It’s week two for the Pope in ICU as the new guard takes up the cross for peace.

AI illustration of ICE police officers conducting immigration enforcement operations

DeepSeek

Open-Source AI

Favoritism has always been the American Way, but AI has an eye on the long game.

AI illustration of Luigi Mangione being arrested

Road to Damascus

The Fall of Assad's Syria

A fête, coup and pretender auger tour de force during Advent.

AI illustration of the Biden family circa 1983

Unpardonable Sin

Presidential Pardons

A fête, coup and pretender auger tour de force during Advent.

AI illustration of Donald Trump playing poker with aliens

Trump 2.0

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.

AI illustration of the ruins of the White House following the Burning of Washington by British forces on August 24, 1814, during the War of 1812

Election Night

U.S. Election Night

American Telltales, Tall Tales and Fairytales.

AI illustration of a Palestinian waving the Palestinian flag

The Promised Land

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Why Jerusalem is a stormy port city on the shore of etermity...

AI illustration of Mark Robinson, Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

Bamboozled

Double Consciousness

It’s the persistent delusion of a hoodwinked mankind.

AI illustration of Donald Trump and Joe Biden

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.”

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Counting the Vote

U.S. Electoral College

Why the U.S. has and continues to answer to the Electoral College?

AI illustration of a field of red poppies symbolizing WWI remembrance

Poppy Day

Remembrance Day

We reap as we sow on Remembrance Day.

AI illustration of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war

Flight into Egypt

The Holocaust and the Idyllic life

National defense is a policy; Ethnic Cleansing a paradigm; and deliverance a prophecy and promise.

AI illustration of Speaker Mike Johnson and Hakeem Jeffries — Charlatan Magazine

MAGA Mike

Truth be Told

Evangelical Christian takes gavel and U.S. House in hand.

AI illustration of Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Olena Zelenska — Charlatan Magazine

Prince of Peace

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Politicians, policymakers, and peacekeepers file off at the United Nations.

AI illustration of Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin at the North Korea-Russia summit — Charlatan Magazine

Lost Stars

North Korea-Russia Relations

Fires, earthquakes and floods are natural occurrences. Human conflict and comets a natural phenomenon.

AI illustration of Donald Trump and Joe Biden — Charlatan Magazine

One Damn Thing After Another

Trump v. United States

USA v. Trump: Your nose ends where my nose begins.

AI illustration of Ron DeSantis and Disney — Charlatan Magazine

American Pride

Disney v. DeSantis

Disney, Gay Pride, and Ron DeSantis collide on Main Street USA.

AI illustration of King Charles III and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the coronation

Defender of Faiths

The Coronation of Charles III

Head of State & Defender of the Faith? Can anyone serve both Church and State?

AI illustration of Justice Clarence Thomas — Charlatan Magazine

Sins of Omission

Clarence Thomas

It’s tax time and money talks. Even if you’re a liar.

AI illustration of Justin Jones, Justin Pearson, and Gloria Johnson, the Tennessee Three — Charlatan Magazine

The Tennessee Three

House Floor Protest

Southern lawmakers trigger national roll call for gun violence and reckon with race in America.

AI abstract illustration of Donald Trump — Charlatan Magazine

Weaponizing the FBI

The Espionage Act

Catastrophes and well laid schemes can look and seem like the very same thing.

AI illustration of Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI — Charlatan Magazine

A Man For All Seasons

Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI to lie in state; a holy whistleblower of the Vatican City state.

AI illustration of Queen Elizabeth II

Platinum Queen

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth logged 70 years on the throne with a reign and warning for the Information Age.

AI illustration of a campaign rally for Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr. during the 2022 Philippine presidential election — Charlatan Magazine

Marcos 2.0

Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

How Ferdinand Marcos Jr reclaimed the Philippines in the esprit de corps of dynasty.

AI illustration of the January 6, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol — Charlatan Magazine

Capitol Siege & Coup

January 6, 2021

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.

AI illustration of Congressman Barney Frank

Master of the House

Interview with Congressman Barney Frank

Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee in 2008, Rep. Barney Frank explains Washington’s role, lack of oversight, and complicity in the Global Financial Crisis.

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