<?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>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:25:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@antonydavies/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Anarchy!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week on Words & Numbers, we discuss anarchy with philosopher Michael Huemer.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/government/@antonydavies/anarchy</link><guid 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gains]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@antonydavies/what-happened-to-all-those-jobs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@antonydavies/what-happened-to-all-those-jobs</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[antonydavies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2021 21:09:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good news from a public school]]></title><description><![CDATA[We often talk about problems with public schools. This week, we interview a public high school teacher who has created an award-winning economics curriculum. 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to discuss philanthropy, run-ins with the law, and how the world is becoming a better place.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/lefabvre/@antonydavies/gaining-and-giving</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/lefabvre/@antonydavies/gaining-and-giving</guid><category><![CDATA[lefabvre]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[antonydavies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:13:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police and qualified immunity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clark Neily joins us this week on Words & Numbers to discuss the Derek Chauvin case and developments in qualified immunity.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/police/@antonydavies/police-and-qualified-immunity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/police/@antonydavies/police-and-qualified-immunity</guid><category><![CDATA[police]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[antonydavies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 16:34:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Buy local" and "buy American" are the same idea, but with the line between "us" and "them" drawn in different places.]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/buylocal/@antonydavies/buy-local-and-buy-american-are-the-same-idea-but-with-the-line-between-us-and-them-drawn-in-different-places</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/buylocal/@antonydavies/buy-local-and-buy-american-are-the-same-idea-but-with-the-line-between-us-and-them-drawn-in-different-places</guid><category><![CDATA[buylocal]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[antonydavies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2021 13:18:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptr38pL3pkCAY9znkgSMFeiHicDZnGHXDhe92Umv3K8V9Jg1Civiv513FizuXhxaMYFUpmxoc2riDWv6ZPyExqEcAxaLThchGfcoi554s8SdzkP4BpcR4k6Rbizbg2tVYQdQqtSeUVfEf2ZtUmXCe6195VvQLZ3nW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Undocumented workers pay $25 billion 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To make matters worse, the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/taxes/@antonydavies/the-federal-income-tax-did-for-political-patronage-what-the-assembly-line-did-for-production</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/taxes/@antonydavies/the-federal-income-tax-did-for-political-patronage-what-the-assembly-line-did-for-production</guid><category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[antonydavies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 14:31:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulation by Consumer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The opposite of a government-regulated industry is not an unregulated industry. The opposite is a consumer-regulated industry. And when it comes to regulations, businesses fear regulation by consumer far]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/regulation/@antonydavies/regulation-by-consumer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/regulation/@antonydavies/regulation-by-consumer</guid><category><![CDATA[regulation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[antonydavies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 02:39:12 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>