<?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 22:41:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@kmblanke11/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What Happens When One Controls Supply? - Wealth & Poverty: George Gilder ]]></title><description><![CDATA["The Supply Side" In the following chapter of Wealth and Poverty,written by George Gilder, (refer to last week's blog for information on chapter three) Gilder lays out "supply side]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@kmblanke11/what-happens-when-one-controls-supply-wealth-and-poverty-george-gilder</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@kmblanke11/what-happens-when-one-controls-supply-wealth-and-poverty-george-gilder</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kmblanke11]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 02:26:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennAcZiDopM9pSkQHYFtfnQSTZ5RYFuhS8V4rtEkXzBWdbR6YCiV2G7fJSqHjyZRDcX2gQGYeUWXZyXaSRkZ3FM3XnEK87WzRJUyrGByUaEL2gzkEvi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Foundations of Capitalism - As explained by George Wilder ]]></title><description><![CDATA["Capitalism begins with Giving"? To say "Capitalism begins with giving" captures the attention of many and calls to question the intentions behind capitalism. Which is what George Wilder]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economy/@kmblanke11/the-foundations-of-capitalism-as-explained-by-george-wilder</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economy/@kmblanke11/the-foundations-of-capitalism-as-explained-by-george-wilder</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kmblanke11]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 03:42:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHoBDqqgEEMQjNofbaGaBSxvUDTCRL127KJxSwK75VwLtTNFFMbVpUmBdF6y2TpT52nfYt4icGZzQX12YNRzk1HTnS8YUijkVkgxcK4CfNTgfWrWoi4N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Really Happened? Robber Barons and the true story told by Burt Folsom]]></title><description><![CDATA[In his speech, Burt Folsom recounts U.S. history to paint a more truthful story about "Robber Barons" and the Gilded Age. In his speech, Folsom gives example after example of how the robber barons]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economy/@kmblanke11/what-really-happened-robber-barons-and-the-true-story-told-by-burt-folsom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economy/@kmblanke11/what-really-happened-robber-barons-and-the-true-story-told-by-burt-folsom</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kmblanke11]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2023 01:30:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennAcZiDopM9pSkQHYFtgME9J5u3Ra6RjMQTAbzWZiqpZRNTqq5d9CoJr2cRUW81TcTh4bw3j2xdZ9a1GLfA6N8CpRoyz2Pa88pwyvpvb6RkaQYjpmt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Analysis of Dr. Per Bylund's Speech - Anarchism & Anarcho - Capitalism ]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Dr. Per Bylund's speech to Oklahoma State University students at a Free Enterprise Society meeting, he breaks down anarchism, anarcho - capitalism, what it means and some history between the many types]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@kmblanke11/an-analysis-of-dr-per-bylunds-speech-anarchism-and-anarcho-capitalism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@kmblanke11/an-analysis-of-dr-per-bylunds-speech-anarchism-and-anarcho-capitalism</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kmblanke11]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 23:59:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHoBDqqgEEMQjNofbaGa9rqhrHGs1A6cUoUgFAPyGKenA6gY81y9HCVYrnupQQ67wcxgtdHpJZbXjJNCiZS4YpXkJYjN8UQqVSw2266qH5FAsKMEaf5p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poverty, Inc. - Why Have Decades of Foreign Aid Passed and No Progress Seen? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poverty - Endlessly tragic and seemingly an endless problem. Decades have passed and countless countries have continued to receive foreign "aid". Whether this aid is beneficial or apart of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poverty/@kmblanke11/poverty-inc-why-have-decades-of-foreign-aid-passed-and-no-progress-seen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poverty/@kmblanke11/poverty-inc-why-have-decades-of-foreign-aid-passed-and-no-progress-seen</guid><category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kmblanke11]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 22:30:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHoBDqqgEEMQjNofbaHCDwkZy8VUfNBXvoWT1F27Vu3WWpAg1jLNHBMYuiiEdoRJQi71vGAxE6f3FcMWEe471Zi3Gawb2LA5VELrAD7EfrMiLKvHuZH8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's Best Healthcare? - A Plan from Dr. Sean Flynn ]]></title><description><![CDATA[OVERVIEW In a speech to the Free Enterprise society at Oklahoma State University, Dr. Sean Flynn explains the history, policies and circumstance of why the U.S. is the mess it is today with its healthcare]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/healthcare/@kmblanke11/worlds-best-healthcare-a-plan-from-dr-sean-flynn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/healthcare/@kmblanke11/worlds-best-healthcare-a-plan-from-dr-sean-flynn</guid><category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kmblanke11]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 03:17:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHoBDqqgEEMQjNofbaGZDatr2Fk4wZvSmCxF5EVu5pnhF8sn1PDJNgQsheFjxqh87x7XKKCcjSAT8LJNEXrJ5bRmVqxd2vtt2FZevdcJA1iiya6o3etN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Expanding World Behind NFTs]]></title><description><![CDATA[OVERVIEW A speech given by Drs. Quinn & Jonathon Button at Oklahoma State University explain the case for NFT's and why they are more than just digital art. The Drs. themselves have a very impressive]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nft/@kmblanke11/the-expanding-world-behind-nfts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nft/@kmblanke11/the-expanding-world-behind-nfts</guid><category><![CDATA[nft]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kmblanke11]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 22:43:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHoBDqqgEEMQjNofbaGZbSH2118YLdD5HUGg3Gn5JXtLDGfUnTn5pbHdoyM3ihPgNRRxgdxQodR6C9zYsFz8LVJu4CMKr3sQgphasBBvU4HYkwZnc2cE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Analysis of F.A. Hayek's, "A Road to Serfdom" ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Overview In his work, "The Road to Serfdom", F.A. Hayek explains the dangers behind "planning" (government control/interference) and how the road to totalitarianism is connected to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/totalitarianism/@kmblanke11/an-analysis-of-fa-hayeks-a-road-to-serfdom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/totalitarianism/@kmblanke11/an-analysis-of-fa-hayeks-a-road-to-serfdom</guid><category><![CDATA[totalitarianism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kmblanke11]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 03:02:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHoBDqqgEEMQjNofbaGZkK86m6mCbPjBcXVNhCLBrUDhLL1m6uAv6xKHK5qi8256wYhdHRdyq2f13HjjBwa8ctpJkFB4ZJMrDw4FcCu9gqfTqsNZ7rgW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Should We Fear A Monopoly? A Critical Analysis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fear on the Free Market? Monopoly? Most people may say they are bad for consumers, they give a business too much power, and overall we should fear them. In his speech to OSU Free Enterprise society, Dr.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economy/@kmblanke11/when-should-we-fear-a-monopoly-a-critical-analysis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economy/@kmblanke11/when-should-we-fear-a-monopoly-a-critical-analysis</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kmblanke11]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 01:50:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHoBDqqgEEMQjNofbaGZDYvRuJriauNDyUc24fm2CGSDKWj4cKpMHD7XWJ4BgRBuhpY7qngjYJY9KE9NjZW2xNASjc7e9ThvpyELgbieXSfV118KaQLv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universal Basic "Dividend"? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many know of the term, Universal Basic Income (UBI), however Dr. Steven Trost has taken his own spend on this topic and proposed what he believes to be a better way for the United State economy to function.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@kmblanke11/universal-basic-dividend</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@kmblanke11/universal-basic-dividend</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kmblanke11]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2023 02:11:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHoBDqqgEEMQjNofbaGZyoWJXN8Kpeuri2djPDtUV4xVAjgUfMmSpzEgGbi8ng78xJrskLirR6h1cnzuMbxcFuswxXRNKEt3majrRmCDcE4vrxH49QVc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bastiat's "The Law" and How His Essay is still Relevant Today]]></title><description><![CDATA[What are Laws Meant To Do? In his essay, The Law, Frederic Bastiat is quick to point out his unhappiness with the law. He declares that the law is guilty of, “[the] very iniquity which its mission was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/law/@kmblanke11/bastiats-the-law-and-how-his-essay-is-still-relevant-today</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/law/@kmblanke11/bastiats-the-law-and-how-his-essay-is-still-relevant-today</guid><category><![CDATA[law]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kmblanke11]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 03:36:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHoBDqqgEEMQjNofbaGZBUwf4Jq5qCXpDxyBFDXbBB2iHimdpGuNhPzSRXgnz4RgfBMjNAVzmSQjwquLbjT8ERkFsdDyrNJqp8Hhk6PXcLGnvzDa2TUi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Story between Beer and Socialism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Overview This week’s reading, or rather video, was a talk from Robert Powell about his book, “Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink their Way through the Unfree World”. Mr. Powell talks about his time]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/socialism/@kmblanke11/the-story-between-beer-and-socialism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/socialism/@kmblanke11/the-story-between-beer-and-socialism</guid><category><![CDATA[socialism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kmblanke11]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 03:59:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHoBDqqgEEMQjNofbaGZxDiFA3EpE5NdhkyjQNHbSeanCUrK48wuw4S8Z5ALCDNdYLdK1qhQTJ9ZRq78zrwR1XpxMnLsxSTyBK1iiaqFT6VWdsKDDJjY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>