<?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>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:50:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@ostap/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Does Europe Have a Common Culture?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I read a big post by Dan Wang recently. The post is about Imperial China and Wang formulates some pretty good questions there, the questions that can be asked not only about old China but about old Europe]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/europe/@ostap/does-europe-have-a-common-culture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/europe/@ostap/does-europe-have-a-common-culture</guid><category><![CDATA[europe]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ostap]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 09:35:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYXBNWLDDQxJdSq5w7t5rNpiWFtzJTGye5WFK4tTgbpuLtnWaUBaUN2jQuzLacUWLrtAjfMHCni?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient Egypt and Soviet Russia]]></title><description><![CDATA[“When one reflects on the immense number of transactions, in miscellaneous items ranging from rolls of papyrus or hoes to sacks of grain or baskets of fruit and jars of honey, which were entailed in measuring,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/government/@ostap/quote-of-the-week-samuel-finer-on-ancient-egypt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/government/@ostap/quote-of-the-week-samuel-finer-on-ancient-egypt</guid><category><![CDATA[government]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ostap]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 20:06:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZosarXanmhofnatw6oZTmDAHuVwMdEHT1nA1pLHhoom1uimDAY6dFyMpTBdjj1aG1pYonVkA3Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zuckerberg has promised to US senators to create a Ministry of Truth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's his words from today's senate hearing: "Overall, I would say that we’re going through a broader philosophical shift in how we approach our responsibility as a company. For the first 10 or 12]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/censorship/@ostap/zuckerberg-has-promised-to-us-senators-to-create-a-ministry-of-truth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/censorship/@ostap/zuckerberg-has-promised-to-us-senators-to-create-a-ministry-of-truth</guid><category><![CDATA[censorship]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ostap]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 20:54:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZtrsDsoU6DR2BUoGxBbE61F4AiMWLjDMrLWNEGr9UbgeFGn6aH6J5vUp1EqFpzFmpH1S9VoHup?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I LOVE NYT]]></title><description><![CDATA[First The New York Times article blames Gary Johnson for not knowing what Aleppo is and implies that it disqualifies him from the race.  Then, at the end of the article:  Correction: September]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/liberty/@ostap/i-love-nyt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/liberty/@ostap/i-love-nyt</guid><category><![CDATA[liberty]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ostap]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2016 18:08:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9RTqgzgfVW72JAoUN6Dz7hoqPbFZHw6mU8PP8t8qrd3whQMJGhyqVP9ZjnEqqU6z8i131cDiqt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How (not) to use EU funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently a Czech newspaper ran a story of a guy who used EU funds to open a brothel. Here it is (in Czech). The funds were grunted in the EU rural development framework. EU doesn't think that brothels]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/liberty/@ostap/how-not-to-use-eu-funds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/liberty/@ostap/how-not-to-use-eu-funds</guid><category><![CDATA[liberty]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ostap]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2016 11:17:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5g3tfgG6WgLYUJ5vaSdZvYAntD7vjf6qjcc5fBe7fCAiGQkEbz2rKGTQpUXU4JR1f5t2JnpZHrFc73J72hhbLXAVHWT4wJnwtrgKaTkTstiQQHaoYWrxRYhkQBdoBXB7FftSbXPSWsXWkVPXuHTADwXPenEBr5memSHjvnuPYoGNmy3wgEvcXctioGEfdqwA9ATGCtxDSJV6xnWCkPX6bhv3EHS2gmT7GJSCGNDJAuHxLstpNV8mwy96pRbcUYUiWroHxDJvEP2oXRTvvReLUYcfwbL4gsSPJMipN8WcpJRM1XKPPpKWRNKGiiGXTAKy4ExGnwhxa87SsindystL8yJRGZYBC9j7miTKPSBeV9hyP2qvXxcTrTExWE1puFcZk1KLwUoKkynLz1ReCie61y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU Plans Database of Bitcoin Users with Identities and Wallet Addresses]]></title><description><![CDATA["The European Commission is proposing the creation of a database that will hold information on those using virtual currencies and that will record data on the users' real-world identity, along with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrencies/@ostap/eu-plans-database-of-bitcoin-users-with-identities-and-wallet-addresses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrencies/@ostap/eu-plans-database-of-bitcoin-users-with-identities-and-wallet-addresses</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrencies]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ostap]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2016 08:47:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could you please vote in a small poll I've made?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It seems that the Libertarian presidential campaign has changed its unofficial slogan. It traditionally was "Fiscally Conservative, Socially Liberal" Now it's become "Fiscally Responsible,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarians/@ostap/could-you-please-vote-in-a-small-poll-i-ve-made</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarians/@ostap/could-you-please-vote-in-a-small-poll-i-ve-made</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarians]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ostap]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 19:45:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Czech Letter to a MEP about firearms]]></title><description><![CDATA[A great letter. We people shouldn't explain politicians why we have rights. "I hear similar questions quite often Why is it so big issue? Who needs it, and what for, anyway? Such answer usually provokes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/firemarms/@ostap/czech-letter-to-a-mep-about-firearms</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/firemarms/@ostap/czech-letter-to-a-mep-about-firearms</guid><category><![CDATA[firemarms]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ostap]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2016 10:53:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesDDDF19ynDYDbz14aVXL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU : You cannot stop terrorism by restricting legal gun ownership.]]></title><description><![CDATA[European Parliament is the last hope to stop EU-wide restrictions on firearms proposed by the European Commission. The European Council supported most of the Commission's proposals by banning "most]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/firearms/@ostap/eu-you-cannot-stop-terrorism-by-restricting-legal-gun-ownership</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/firearms/@ostap/eu-you-cannot-stop-terrorism-by-restricting-legal-gun-ownership</guid><category><![CDATA[firearms]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ostap]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2016 17:37:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't leave. Lead!]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Eurosceptic case for Remain I'm living on the Continent and I'm Eurosceptic. EU is a clumsy monster, suffocating us with tons of bureaucratic regulations - there's no doubt about that. I'm not buying]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/brexit/@ostap/dont-leave</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/brexit/@ostap/dont-leave</guid><category><![CDATA[brexit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ostap]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2016 22:34:27 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>