<?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>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 23:37:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@libertarianarts/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Cannabis Creative Contest Week 2: "Malice in Wonderland"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Below is my entry for the Cannabis Creative Contest Week 2 hosted by @jgvinstl. The poem entry must be cannabis-themed (check) and at least four stanzas (check). If you're planning to enter, the deadline]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/weedcash/@libertarianarts/cannabis-creative-contest-week-2-malice-in-wonderland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/weedcash/@libertarianarts/cannabis-creative-contest-week-2-malice-in-wonderland</guid><category><![CDATA[weedcash]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[libertarianarts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2019 22:52:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjo1WEztiiYVv2g6o9KbJtMQ8SEhzswDszZb4Z6CLVbFVLDwjFyTDVsEdiGMvXyM8BAEVdLAZABRi2f4yjvE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Ode to the Minimum Wage]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Bernie Sanders hires help, economies hold sway: those promises of fifteen bucks an hour fade away. The Democrats, politically, think minimums should rise but budgets soon destroy the dreams of socialistic]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@libertarianarts/an-ode-to-the-minimum-wage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@libertarianarts/an-ode-to-the-minimum-wage</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[libertarianarts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 19:31:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovf7WFNx6TeuFL8BorVGhpbgD7AQjpZhNUgGPoD4rZkyygEuHgJ6HfJxMQj2vWhsjn3soegZjfmWnT7mTS5opMhGJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poem: Withdrawals]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@libertarianarts/poem-withdrawals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@libertarianarts/poem-withdrawals</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[libertarianarts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 20:38:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovX7bnqYkhdRSvqjZ55ycoPia2R7VpTuP2JGvaqDRjo9KtuJorJ6i6Tgt1RiVpPurwJMFQF1ajYpuxnmQdBEroK9p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Sonnet: Inflationary Currency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Note the play on the word "currencies" in each of the first three stanzas: (in)cur and seize current, seas currants ease Yes! I have two accounts on Steemit and Neoxian City: @geke for the venns,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@libertarianarts/a-sonnet-inflationary-currency</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@libertarianarts/a-sonnet-inflationary-currency</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[libertarianarts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 17:25:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm3sWQK3HKkuAMedF1JSX7yKgEqYjnyTKPwrcNE7z8wsUjjA6DHgxQyoknfUCT11mNkdQzqJydH6yeiNQXe971TR7nppKwwREF7cEPD21UAzNNeQ9LFVb9tHYyWvbkYN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mario Vargas Llosa: The Elder Statesman of Latin American Literature]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the New York Times: "In truth, Vargas Llosa’s politics are closer to libertarian..."]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@libertarianarts/mario-vargas-llosa-the-elder-statesman-of-latin-american-literature</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@libertarianarts/mario-vargas-llosa-the-elder-statesman-of-latin-american-literature</guid><category><![CDATA[zappl]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[libertarianarts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 00:01:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTtJTtw21DeAXBgfFVxCgxqvbHBfqq596GRDswSzRYi7HnCQ2wfSrrsF4RwXXdGyAMAkyYn9jYuWEtshA4bUTtWDn949xd6phWgTAUvxv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goethe on national greatness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Goethe believed "free trade and free cultural exchange" were necessary and he "fought against the expansion, centralization, and unification of government."]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@libertarianarts/goethe-on-national-greatness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@libertarianarts/goethe-on-national-greatness</guid><category><![CDATA[zappl]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[libertarianarts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 22:43:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTtJTtw21DeAXBgfFVxCgxqvbHBfqq596GRDswSzRYi7HnCQ2wfSrrsF4RwXXdGyAMAkyYn9jYuWEtshA4bUTtVrYEM4QWQW9Dm5DxQUv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rewriting the 'women's history' of Zora Neale Hurston]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hurston was clearly a libertarian author, but revisionists don't like that: Alice Walker wrote, "I think we are better off if we think of Zora Neale Hurston as an artist, period..."]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@libertarianarts/rewriting-the-women-s-history-of-zora-neale-hurston</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@libertarianarts/rewriting-the-women-s-history-of-zora-neale-hurston</guid><category><![CDATA[zappl]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[libertarianarts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 15:37:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTtJTtw21DeAXBgfFVxCgxqvbHBfqq596GRDswSzRYi7HnCQ2wfSrrsF4RwXXdGyAMAkyYn9jYuWEtshA4bUTtVV8eAQmQhXo1qsug4Fx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walt Whitman was a libertarian]]></title><description><![CDATA["Government is at best but a necessary evil; and the less we have of it, the better." - Walt Whitman]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@libertarianarts/walt-whitman-was-a-libertarian</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@libertarianarts/walt-whitman-was-a-libertarian</guid><category><![CDATA[zappl]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[libertarianarts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 00:14:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTtJTtw21DeAXBgfFVxCgxqvbHBfqq596GRDswSzRYi7HnCQ2wfSrrsF4RwXXdGyAMAkyYn9jYuWEtshA4bULyhywckTWU72rUJ7GaBwk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodreads Book List: literary libertarians]]></title><description><![CDATA[192 books on the Literary Libertarians list; some, disappointingly, are non-fiction. Heinlein features heavily. Coulter coming in above Mises... a travesty.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@libertarianarts/goodreads-book-list-literary-libertarians</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@libertarianarts/goodreads-book-list-literary-libertarians</guid><category><![CDATA[zappl]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[libertarianarts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 20:25:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZvqbrZT7QxJq8MD79h5uPFsrB8BcEJHvDQneeCENivE7mtrC1r2vhGSqz1NQi876rcrZaNnAvK5hg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberty and Art: how and why libertarians have failed]]></title><description><![CDATA["Liberty is ideal for freeing the human spirit, but we really haven’t used it very well."]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@libertarianarts/liberty-and-art-how-and-why-libertarians-have-failed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@libertarianarts/liberty-and-art-how-and-why-libertarians-have-failed</guid><category><![CDATA[zappl]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[libertarianarts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 22:20:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTtJTtw21DeAXBgfFVxCgxqvbHBfqq596GRDswSzRYi7HnCQ2wfSrrsF4RwXXdGyAMAkyYn9jYuWEtshA4bULygWQ57BPf9TUoqN85fka?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remy's “Wedu Nagivafaka” – government lolz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remy Munasifi, libertarian comedian/songster, recently posted “Wedu Nagivafaka” via Reason – a parody of the Bing Crosby crooned Hawaiian Christmas song, “Mele Kalikimaka” in an ode to government chill]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@libertarianarts/remy-s-wedu-nagivafaka-government-lolz</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@libertarianarts/remy-s-wedu-nagivafaka-government-lolz</guid><category><![CDATA[zappl]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[libertarianarts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 17:06:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNfHndSqGKfxEa2CT6hQCpLfMKuVU1nYoRTc2X8D5jV2h61u65pKA9V5mjiPhZjUF2ZTa3AdxS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Channel 4's Cathy Newman's interview techniques: looking for a fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[@ feeonline discusses trend in interviewing and video editing: restate the views of the interviewee in a misleading, debate-driven way, edit out any attempts by the interviewee to clarify or provide context]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@libertarianarts/channel-4-s-cathy-newman-s-interview-techniques-looking-for-a-fight</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@libertarianarts/channel-4-s-cathy-newman-s-interview-techniques-looking-for-a-fight</guid><category><![CDATA[zappl]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[libertarianarts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 13:12:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZu7fq1PHtp7oob7oUnE3phX8fioFfQTSWXbWdsWoX3eip2bbsFTJmuKEMnqsZeox1RH6qMRrmk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[LibertarianArts Curation: history of overconsumption, short story on gambling, and a libertarian limerick]]></title><description><![CDATA[LibertarianArts highlights posts on Steemit that bring attention to libertarian thought through art, music, poetry, even non-fiction articles. Below are three good finds on libertarian ideas: The first]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@libertarianarts/libertarianarts-curation-history-of-overconsumption-short-story-on-gambling-and-a-libertarian-limerick</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@libertarianarts/libertarianarts-curation-history-of-overconsumption-short-story-on-gambling-and-a-libertarian-limerick</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[libertarianarts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 14:04:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/eAyTuUW97jXtk1kPXneCK5LTuVF5jxgDkiksysTxA5tkoyFKDBQ46YhHuRPyQJGKeRbvP8mv4og?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curating libertarian-themed artistic and creative posts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The LibertarianArts account was created to highlight artistic endeavors with a libertarian-related theme. On Steemit we hope to find fiction, poetry, art, comics, songs, scripts, or videos that creatively]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@libertarianarts/curating-libertarian-themed-artistic-and-creative-posts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@libertarianarts/curating-libertarian-themed-artistic-and-creative-posts</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[libertarianarts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2017 22:17:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4qEixiWLF1TvwERsBWKDBZkKCkMoxP5y7vVwJqjnXgMMSxYZh8wAo2dfoj2esoBBRY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporatism on the Left: how business monopolies are actually a progressive idea]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the first video in a series on how 20th Century corporatism is the result of progressive values. 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Thanking @sascha for your piece, A decentralized solidary]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@libertarianarts/queens-quelled-a-poem-on-the-decentralized-nature-of-nature</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@libertarianarts/queens-quelled-a-poem-on-the-decentralized-nature-of-nature</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[libertarianarts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2016 00:35:12 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>