<?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, 09 May 2026 01:00:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@kylerearden/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[“Peaceful” Parenting is the Libertarian “Safe Space” for Use of Force Issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[“The power, then, that parents have over their children, arises from that duty which is incumbent on them, to take care of their off-spring, during the imperfect state of childhood.” – John Locke Over]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@kylerearden/peaceful-parenting-is-the-libertarian-safe-space-for-use-of-force-issues</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@kylerearden/peaceful-parenting-is-the-libertarian-safe-space-for-use-of-force-issues</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kylerearden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2016 00:20:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GTJufHBNS1VS3n2VPHQzo8DWJGSBZzTVWKBa4MpQWYCFS7WVdWo7RgQSCYN11yXSALeBRAiHKUqAyPN28JpR3jkLWdvoNxvzWpP1AKY6VMVUbQkjm7wcxG6xXhYWqZ1WbdrsjgWUUkJwiwyhqQmH7xf1JoqPHWeinpWE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Announcing the National Voter Unregistration Drive 2016!]]></title><description><![CDATA[“There are many paths to freedom (true) and each individual should choose the one he or she thought most workable…[t]he libertarian analysis superbly explained the political history of the world and –]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@kylerearden/announcing-the-national-voter-unregistration-drive-2016</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@kylerearden/announcing-the-national-voter-unregistration-drive-2016</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kylerearden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2016 17:19:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2nhMpgyts8tB2Z15GjmHwrVKyrRA2MCDJBHvpYovmL3kQobD9E5vGTVnyX7WELsiaFynd1ar4bXQ7G7hFYYMdx3Fo2JmpZxNx7s9FcJH2m7yAXDY7HznWPeAxcSvMC6MHdVqB38jBBiGWHuzSN7v2fMyZM9tckmzLzWRE1sbh8Wr7d8LqEjmjGJUy?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manipulating Your Perception of Reality: The Scourge of Fake News & Media Hoaxes]]></title><description><![CDATA[“My father was a writer…he used to say that artists use lies to tell the truth while politicians use them to cover the truth up.” – Evey Hammond Corporate media is dying. Gallup found that 60% of Americans]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@kylerearden/manipulating-your-perception-of-reality-the-scourge-of-fake-news-and-media-hoaxes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@kylerearden/manipulating-your-perception-of-reality-the-scourge-of-fake-news-and-media-hoaxes</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kylerearden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2016 15:10:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFRy2XGVYpRVVSTjuoV4JE6ap2YzGmzVSAChJGSCpEbnYgC2EXmdiaHLmBztFgTeRt5DJqXUn6nMqjBrCSsCX5zaRdL8bNoYTBPMwmrF7xj4eqL8rhnK42wqeZLrZPrWRuSxyVKtPMVCP7gnBzVTtCiMgK?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controlled Schizophrenia: Why “Celebritarians” Are Glorifying Donald Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Betrayal is all too common within the activist milieu. This is primarily due to the scourge of not only fake grievances but also the very existence of disingenuous activists themselves. Opposing intellectual]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@kylerearden/controlled-schizophrenia-why-celebritarians-are-glorifying-donald-trump</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@kylerearden/controlled-schizophrenia-why-celebritarians-are-glorifying-donald-trump</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kylerearden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2016 20:21:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR6G5jjyZWNwL1qQaRrzr8vRgnByqf1kxhzF1PpeuX6Dy2sfd8bieqCiZQe7CjbQ5np2EYqU5sNGwUF2SmZcgLx9JKQsKVAjgGFE3U1h3L97JzEvHN2PbSHDtH1oiVdmDFZNpwiVdVFUhBwKAHmRSo?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Benjamin Tucker’s Four Monopolies Constitutional?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Given that I have already made the chief arguments on this question during the 1/25/16 special edition of Liberty Under Attack Radio, what I will be doing here is simply putting those same arguments in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/constitution/@kylerearden/are-benjamin-tucker-s-four-monopolies-constitutional</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/constitution/@kylerearden/are-benjamin-tucker-s-four-monopolies-constitutional</guid><category><![CDATA[constitution]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kylerearden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2016 17:37:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJusxWiMmEdMb1WxRs5uEJqGh7RQAi7chtnGagiSGyRU3bxg1tnzUarVwwKzwtaPdy7P42gZjnW9VgApUZqnKEAWU6s2t92R4pU6jo8Yb2MYKxD6x9CF1Uwp5zCr8zbp1yqZoifP8zh5q1bgfgbPL28YSyveRGwk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Thoughts on Political Crusading]]></title><description><![CDATA[Too many constitutionalist patriots believe that the answer to elitism is populism, and by a similar token, the so-called “paleolibertarians” typically think that the answer to populism is elitism. Of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@kylerearden/some-thoughts-on-political-crusading</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@kylerearden/some-thoughts-on-political-crusading</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kylerearden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2016 00:15:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiQ5krUevhHk5dvmsXM7LsnGhfqCbV9sqtqk5kvp9rTrvYg5tvXR1BB9t4raTaTVFUbCFcotQcwRKWLKStH1hACJB4MG5W75u8MPhaPmpcmpHMkQcXzSzwfdDK4RsuUpxDxVBasnuzyD?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Democracy in America," by Alexis de Tocqueville]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Democracy has nothing to do with freedom. Democracy is a soft variant of communism, and rarely in the history of ideas has it been taken for anything else.” – Hans-Herman Hoppe Many constitutionalist]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@kylerearden/democracy-in-america-by-alexis-de-tocqueville</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@kylerearden/democracy-in-america-by-alexis-de-tocqueville</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kylerearden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 15:27:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2CwnDyYVYzoCM3u38yYimR9oYbgqTpwg7coz2ZLEzkusfTXfCrB2fEWKG6GeChhPsbcK7Er2EFT6EEWDrjZ8rsctYKDGNAKHtmmxMicAf8gqiRNfdka8WorzvxoY5MhN6kpBcsZyTXtDUHddXoamYpfJKzm4zzCJ4LZ578QgRyT8PSXwm37oY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interpersonal Diplomacy: The Value of Keeping the Peace]]></title><description><![CDATA[“I often used to find myself in conversations with people who are self-destructive and negative. They were so ardent when describing their negative self-image to me that my protective, nurturing instincts]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@kylerearden/interpersonal-diplomacy-the-value-of-keeping-the-peace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@kylerearden/interpersonal-diplomacy-the-value-of-keeping-the-peace</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kylerearden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 03:54:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4FeQn62jKPYYmECqmuLAGMp2xUDF5mei2F2P6ZBr8PhjTrcR7K2ifnqmQm9MJkFw8WQn92HdPiwXPwK9Ct1RvTzhfHz7j9ec?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Primer on Ron Paul for Bernie Sanders Supporters – #NeverHillary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders has inspired his supporters to value populism. They used Twitter for hashtags ranging from #FeeltheBern to #NeverHillary. Although Bernie Sanders expressed controversial statements, the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@kylerearden/a-primer-on-ron-paul-for-bernie-sanders-supporters-neverhillary</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@kylerearden/a-primer-on-ron-paul-for-bernie-sanders-supporters-neverhillary</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kylerearden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2016 16:11:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJusxWiMmEdMb1WxRs5uE8CkYUWezxEvKdPvwocP9Y1hecbgg2uvxgcxph5FApBe7doszswgKrzinYcn6UmjqzWrt9nZKgTEBN3Y1m2nd5fSvq9UtK3skt4ZeEBLvEKKvMU5pQ9mLzjC5yaFfGLLKYHFgD1cYsRy?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Liberty & Property," by Ludwig von Mises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economic illiteracy shows why too many people confuse capitalism with corporatism. Democratic socialism, as popularized by Senator Bernie Sanders, garnered enough support as it did by Millennials because]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@kylerearden/liberty-and-property-by-ludwig-von-mises</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@kylerearden/liberty-and-property-by-ludwig-von-mises</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kylerearden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2016 20:02:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbkodzNNtKqceo8J3gZ8QK3iR7EjgmGEDezZmMygCdvGVAhJ5F6g4RwQbwiCZPbQaXFtceRsT4iobkUQz7z8oB4J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoiners Betrayed: Lobbyists Sell Out to the Government]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concessions and compromises are impossible to negotiate with the State. Reformist sophistry deceives libertarians into believing that direct action is avoidable. The truth of the matter is that tyrants]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@kylerearden/bitcoiners-betrayed-lobbyists-sell-out-to-the-government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@kylerearden/bitcoiners-betrayed-lobbyists-sell-out-to-the-government</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kylerearden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2016 03:07:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3uGGCvjcL65c6DrbvBtEpX532rku8qi5TpWi5zvSB3bTqAqgJrzmPcWVVSqSmxYv7Frb9Z4ucsxbSV9NFr2N2EF3FEU8uBUxzqfo3Dqq55GXABBTPphkdxYa5tnMvNqYsWzZyZ3oMHt81m6z4oq6GJPC4R5vgaNFSQCWko4EV5Vb6L18oefuAKebsaRmS9Kq8GuU6MSnedG6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heil Donald Drumpf, this century’s Adolf Schicklgruber!]]></title><description><![CDATA[My fellow Americans, have you felt something lacking this millennium? Has your overinflated sense of self needed a quick injection of slick phraseology and bad hair? Well, the Donald is here to save you!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@kylerearden/heil-donald-drumpf-this-century-s-adolf-schicklgruber</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@kylerearden/heil-donald-drumpf-this-century-s-adolf-schicklgruber</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kylerearden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2016 20:27:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5CEvyaAfMXcBzqvc1YjbfHcqPFhtM2ThiAYJdc25pQJXry1VYRRgjxNfEwQumrsfeHc6TqTJxvL9X8PYJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The President’s Tailored Suit [FICTION]]]></title><description><![CDATA[The following is a reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Emperor’s New Clothes. Creative license has been taken to adapt this story into the context of early 21st century American culture. Any]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@kylerearden/the-president-s-tailored-suit-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@kylerearden/the-president-s-tailored-suit-fiction</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kylerearden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2016 22:39:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjEYuiCN5toYCe6v6AKbPrbyUrRdGiGUvNDFbxHUq1bQBDmeUWHrWoHN9cS9CWwWA9X7AYj4yN7wjpm1VRmNfvHMLgJuRg8XviwZd6dBhwDTkLeNKpUqKvtfsGm3PfEsrQe5d4esBbuNydG91TV?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[(Book Report) "Mantrapping," by Rangar Benson]]></title><description><![CDATA[War is hell, pain is sufferable, and death is final. Learning to cope with the harsh realities surrounding use of force issues are essential for newer libertarians in their understanding of the non-aggression]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@kylerearden/book-report-mantrapping-by-rangar-benson</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@kylerearden/book-report-mantrapping-by-rangar-benson</guid><category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kylerearden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2016 15:55:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72LaDKNxFSELpzw2X4hjG5zCMGtq6FT6zY3nG1U5jC6S9Pf8QTjip2QuELGFDfqi25VSeY6tNYLE5m?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Primer on Ron Paul for Donald Trump Supporters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump has inspired his supporters to value Americana. They wear red trucker caps emblazoned with the slogan, “Make America Great Again.” Although Donald Trump expresses controversial statements,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@kylerearden/a-primer-on-ron-paul-for-donald-trump-supporters</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@kylerearden/a-primer-on-ron-paul-for-donald-trump-supporters</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kylerearden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2016 19:32:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2xVmzkRtqenqKLtK7TGtSnSL2E9CQAnxFzuCcCQakNNvX2szaJfNzEh9LNDfMaNJrLBzvQzD2rWrMnRMMneP3RV1cMrSFPHfyBe9LvKNJX7RZLzRoF6P7Tzy8Epu9q9oJfgL8dEbtnbvzo8wHXxHtPgsUrC7Aqp6HZ6DSEKnmUA7ixtLnXipsgMZUUPH4NnHUD73QKWY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reviewing the Literature: How to Write Your Own Book Reports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever noticed that various alternative media websites claiming to be about Liberty will typically have their own list of recommended readings? Unless you are going to invest in a home library,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarianism/@kylerearden/reviewing-the-literature-how-to-write-your-own-book-reports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarianism/@kylerearden/reviewing-the-literature-how-to-write-your-own-book-reports</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarianism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kylerearden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2016 17:00:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKQoqeqABHJHzjgnBcoBgQS5UunW9cWu3VNkbAtdpbiTHjkBuUMK62kQChaaUKfm8fJ3cm4RDKR17AyWrX3Vx8AwayqphepMwh6ubrYLwkJjXqz6c8sxeYz29nD3YgKAcPFmXmoFgki5x1PBiGfq?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caged Arbitrarily: KC Massey on Government Dungeons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imprisonment, like war, is hell. Understanding the nature of it is vital to empathizing with the grievances of those prisoners who are suffering because the government arbitrarily decided to tax, ban,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/statism/@kylerearden/caged-arbitrarily-kc-massey-on-government-dungeons</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/statism/@kylerearden/caged-arbitrarily-kc-massey-on-government-dungeons</guid><category><![CDATA[statism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kylerearden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2016 00:54:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[(Book Report) I’m Leaving Civilization]]></title><description><![CDATA[During the Costilla County Off-Grid Homesteading Struggle of 2015, Vince Edwards advocated for secession from Costilla as well as allegedly running for county sheriff. Not only that, but Edwards told Alex]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/voluntaryism/@kylerearden/book-report-i-m-leaving-civilization</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/voluntaryism/@kylerearden/book-report-i-m-leaving-civilization</guid><category><![CDATA[voluntaryism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kylerearden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2016 19:09:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The American Political System Explained in 10 Minutes [VIDEO + TRANSCRIPT]]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Download transcript] The American system of government is ideologically based upon classically liberal republicanism. Historically, this stemmed from the colonial-era Committees of Safety as well as the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@kylerearden/the-american-political-system-explained-in-10-minutes-video-transcript</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@kylerearden/the-american-political-system-explained-in-10-minutes-video-transcript</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kylerearden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 15:27:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Openly Carrying Firearms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firearms are about as American as you can get. 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