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Shane Alexander Caldwell

Shane Alexander Caldwell is the founder and editor of Circus Bazaar Magazine. He is the owner of The Circus Bazaar Company, a small multinational media and publishing firm. He works as a writer, film producer, and hosts The Big Tent Podcast. His work focuses on politics, culture, and how power is exercised through ideas and language.

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