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Notes From The Circus

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Notes From The Circus is a project to bring my lifelong passion for philosophy and liberal values to current events and understanding of the world. Big problems need big ideas. I aim to be a welcoming place for the intellectually homeless.

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About Mike Brock

Ex-tech exec, now a reluctant Cassandra. Deeply unfashionable. Penning dispatches from democracy's peril at notesfromthecircus.com. 2+2=4, even when power insists otherwise.

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