<?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>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:37:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@eratz/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Poverty Inc. Reflection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Intro The concept of charity and aid to a country in need being potentially a bad thing is an idea completely new to me. Previously, I never would have considered that a possibility. The arguments]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poverty/@eratz/poverty-inc-reflection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poverty/@eratz/poverty-inc-reflection</guid><category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[eratz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:20:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ChYr1cJZCH5JkqXe3X3jXGb3duVt1N7oEyrqxv4i82wT8pHB1GfqYFtCPkjHrGu9HP5xGJkpRzxNNMGUikiThHANfh2Zy66vG59YnTyUoec2KLcjUbaEXGCgA4dJEfzY9DAGRBwujgPXoiSGzjNPnr1XUAGAv9Tqbr1HNrsig6HaYPGSub1A2kJjiEcrf9?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healthcare Reflection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Intro I found this lecture video to be quite entertaining and inspiring. It isn’t often that an idea meets little initial resistance internally for me, but the ideas expressed by Dr. Sean]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/healthcare/@eratz/healthcare-reflection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/healthcare/@eratz/healthcare-reflection</guid><category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[eratz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 05:33:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4PYjjVwJ1UdtmH2UUtHQpERHFUB6wzL1CGGgw7ZNpn899y3XhG6JDXp9zbbH9395AEm2jpQR5182DR2kJBwREnVezPTcrLKNxaXCUktAKAW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secession Reflection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Intro I found Ryan McMaken’s talk to be very intriguing. I came in very hesitant based off the title. The word secession carries with it in my mind a negative connotation. I think that this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/secession/@eratz/secession-reflection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/secession/@eratz/secession-reflection</guid><category><![CDATA[secession]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[eratz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 05:19:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/DVAkPJXe6RxZibdTwpvuJ6JkXwcfuWahMvGa41FADb7vborK19AHgfh9do26x6NKpaZNJLkvNMfJJS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Housing Bubble Reflection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Intro My main takeaway from this film is that principles of socialism can be present even in a system that is supposed to be capitalistic. As one person in the video said, “crony capitalism]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/housing/@eratz/the-housing-bubble-reflection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/housing/@eratz/the-housing-bubble-reflection</guid><category><![CDATA[housing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[eratz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 04:54:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRT2jk42QcqnUX7Mj43hHgCYHkuwEJ7XqwKKHRVKcqDSPve8DjYbbBrBUbrpXgVnj9qoyi3tzRx4WXauNLPQAUECbXsH7mrjzshCYG8euPCwQHFQfwabaJ7Q552rt8Wr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Road to Serfdom Reflection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Intro F. A. Hayek’s “The Road to Serfdom” warns against the dangers of planning, or more specifically, economic planning. Hayek believes the idea that a nation’s economy would produce more]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hayek/@eratz/the-road-to-serfdom-reflection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hayek/@eratz/the-road-to-serfdom-reflection</guid><category><![CDATA[hayek]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[eratz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 05:57:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3q52Dkr5nBe3rcNr6opgthPdRT1TVg46HEyjT2sobqtaMz5BLKBQ9o9orD4eSWvsxnhZgTEZqtn4n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monopoly Power]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Intro I think my key takeaway from this lecture is the importance of the definition of monopoly. 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As is repeated multiple times throughout]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/universal/@eratz/universal-basic-income-reflection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/universal/@eratz/universal-basic-income-reflection</guid><category><![CDATA[universal]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[eratz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 05:09:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHE1Zh2k2859gm2pRWB1oqJ95fm53FUdUteEAEWoft9yGf6rfNdcwKPA7Hmxn9C9usptRzGqG3mVuL1kGwx7rvNWq5ioy4ZP89yraRt9mAJDH9m1nuPHPi7YLPACrHrHt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bastiat Reflection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Views on free public education This was an interesting week of reading and lecture videos. I truly enjoyed the assorted works of Frederic Bastiat that we covered. To reflect, I can begin with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/frederic/@eratz/bastiat-reflection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/frederic/@eratz/bastiat-reflection</guid><category><![CDATA[frederic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[eratz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 06:06:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwsMBNoUt2Wpn2YnRfzEBZURiFhG3vt98L4Cc5wKNujUQgccUqSspP3MfsNpTsnddtuQ81b4LoHhhteFzv6DPgts4CsebMt5jYdiVLyQ4gsny1JKWHnBxWNge?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Socialism Sucks Reflection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Intro This was a very fun watch with a lot of great content. 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