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Two Boys Who Never Grew Up
The Boy Who Built Magic for Children—and the Boy Who Fed Them to the Machine
12 hrs ago • 
Mike Brock
The Corruption Requires the Stupidity
When one stares into the abyss ...
21 hrs ago • 
Mike Brock
On Orders, Examples, and the Fascism Happening on Live Television
Mark Kelly—former Navy combat pilot, astronaut, sitting United States Senator—stated a simple legal fact on video: members of the US military can refuse…
Nov 25 • 
Mike Brock
Where Strength Comes From: A Conversation About Meaning, Virtue, and the Tragic Dimension
A recording from Mike Brock's live video
Nov 24 • 
Mike Brock
38:19
Renovations at the Circus: Office Hours for Paid Subscribers
Hello friends — a quick update from the Circus.
Nov 24 • 
Mike Brock
Notes From a Moment of Political Unmasking
Sunday Substack Live @ The Circus
Nov 24 • 
Mike Brock
54:02
The Ethics Theater: Why We Need Democratic Oversight of AI Development
On why we're being fundamentally unserious as a society about AI.
Nov 23 • 
Mike Brock
Liberalism Misremembered, Democracy Misunderstood
Some weekend political philosophy talk.
Nov 22 • 
Mike Brock
54:59
The Coward’s Bargain: How “Realism” Became a Doctrine of Submission
On Trump's "Peace Deal".
Nov 21 • 
Mike Brock
The Only Thing That's Real
A Meditation on The Real
Nov 20 • 
Mike Brock
The Salience Game
How The Free Press Manufactures Permission to Vote for Tyranny
Nov 20 • 
Mike Brock
A Man Died Hog-Tied in ICE Custody. They Called It Suicide.
Chaofeng Ge, a 32-year-old Chinese immigrant, died in ICE custody in Pennsylvania on August 5th.
Nov 20 • 
Mike Brock
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