<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:57:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@allisonmckinney/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Week 15 Reflection -- Coercion vs. Cooperation]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a lecture given by Dr. Antony Davies, he discusses the difference between cooperation and coercion and how every human interaction is by either of these two methods. Cooperation is when society joins]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@allisonmckinney/week-15-reflection-coercion-vs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@allisonmckinney/week-15-reflection-coercion-vs</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[allisonmckinney]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 04:04:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvZzmfd8KNkM2umyCuhnE4zd4Fsz9x5vFrkb3xywXE22iFWA1U3TB8ioy93V1kHo6udsxBroXD9EAzXf8S829cjGJw2yanu7iXvoyhEN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 15 Response -- Coercion vs. Free-will]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is a response to the question ["Is it morally okay to ever use coercion?"] ( posed by @hattiehughs14. Honestly in my opinion, I think that it is not really ever morally right to use]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@allisonmckinney/week-15-response-coercion-vs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@allisonmckinney/week-15-response-coercion-vs</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[allisonmckinney]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 02:38:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWVk3GBzPDVAbaawYw55GXNxSQ5GRhXSRoFwWQFoFUGGunH8UbHUQMqSPRnY29zTbg3EYdGMvsC5NJGLz9k88FT17orrTqqiWFCXdLm9tStBcpsbehrFF4bvnywazDR8auaoaGueuVHho74EJGeV5EN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 14 Reflection -- Government Involvement Turned Bad]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a conference lecture given by Dr. Burt Folsom, he discusses how the founders limited the power of government when creating the Constitution in order to value individual liberty and individuality. 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What are examples of coercion in US society that are necessary to you?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@allisonmckinney/week-15-questions-when-is</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@allisonmckinney/week-15-questions-when-is</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[allisonmckinney]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2022 21:54:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeLuau6gtsJheJAoJjSFrPhiFskcRE1FPrmWeP6yCWHhCSfbyMsGnEGmW6f1bf2kscF63hsrDsURUerD9orFP7VKL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 14 Response -- Benefits of Government Involvement in the Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is a response to the question ["In what way could government involvement in the free market be beneficial?"] ( posed by @joshweertman. 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