<?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>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:25:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@osu-fd/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Week 13: Positive versus Negative Regulation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Topic: How Do Socialism and Capitalism Differ in their Reliance upon Cooperation versus Coercion? Questions: When coercion is necessary, should it be applied in a positive manner, where a particular course]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-13</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-13</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[osu-fd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 02:01:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 13: Coercion and Cooperation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Topic: How Do Socialism and Capitalism Differ in their Reliance upon Cooperation versus Coercion? Questions: Can coercion be voluntary? Can someone voluntarily submit to coercion, or is such agreement]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-13-coercion-and-cooperation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-13-coercion-and-cooperation</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[osu-fd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 01:53:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 13: Definition of Harm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Topic: How Do Socialism and Capitalism Differ in their Reliance upon Cooperation versus Coercion? Questions: Dr. Davies settles the dichotomy of cooperation and coercion by arguing government should exist]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-13-definition-of-harm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-13-definition-of-harm</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[osu-fd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 00:21:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 11: Public Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Topic: To What Extent did Politicians & 'Experts' Over-React to the COVID Pandemic? Question: How has the pandemic impacted your view of the field of public health? Has it improved your respect for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-11-public-health</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-11-public-health</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[osu-fd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2021 03:31:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 11: Initial Pandemic Response]]></title><description><![CDATA[Topic: To What Extent did Politicians & 'Experts' Over-React to the COVID Pandemic? Question: If you were responsible for the U.S. pandemic response, knowing what we know today, how would you have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-11-initial-pandemic-response</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-11-initial-pandemic-response</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[osu-fd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 23:21:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 11: COVID-19 Vaccine Testing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Topic: To What Extent did Politicians & 'Experts' Over-React to the COVID Pandemic? Question: Given the fact initial human testing of the Pfizer vaccine started around May 2020, should the vaccine]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-11-covid-19-vaccine-testing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-11-covid-19-vaccine-testing</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[osu-fd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:47:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 14: Inequality and Innovation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Topic: Equal Outcome or Equal Opportunity Question: Do you believe there is an increasing monotonic relationship between economic inequality and innovation as described in the talk? How much inequality]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-14-inequality-and-innovation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-14-inequality-and-innovation</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[osu-fd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:35:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 14: Income Inequality]]></title><description><![CDATA[Topic: Equal Outcomes or Equal Opportunity Question: Is advocating for income equality resentful? Why or why not?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-14-income-inequality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-14-income-inequality</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[osu-fd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:14:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 14: Moral Basis of Inequality of Outcome]]></title><description><![CDATA[Topic: Equal Outcomes or Equal Opportunity Question: Is is moral to treat someone differently (i.e. discriminate, in the technical sense) on the basis of something other than their own actions? Why or]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-14-moral-basis-of-inequality-of-outcome</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-14-moral-basis-of-inequality-of-outcome</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[osu-fd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 05:30:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week15: Ending Subsidies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Topic: The Differences between Political- and Market-Entrepreneurs Question: Should existing subsidy programs at the federal level be ended (here is a brief list: (Links to an external site.) )? If so,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week15-ending-subsidies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week15-ending-subsidies</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[osu-fd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2021 03:43:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 15: Are the so called robber barons victims of their own success?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Topic: The Differences between Political- and Market-Entrepreneurs Question: Hayek argues that successful capitalism can lead to its own downfall; when people compare the wealth made possible by free markets]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-15-are-the-so-called-robber-barons-victims-of-their-own-success</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-15-are-the-so-called-robber-barons-victims-of-their-own-success</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[osu-fd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2021 01:44:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 15 - Justification of Subsidies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Topic: The Differences between Political- and Market-Entrepreneurs Question: Are subsidies ever justified? If so, under what conditions can a subsidy be justifiably given? Should they be a state, federal,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-15-justification-of-subsidies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-15-justification-of-subsidies</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[osu-fd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2021 01:38:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 12 - Questioning Experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Topic: Why We Should Value Expertise, but Fear Expert Power Question: Do we question experts enough? How frequently and on what grounds should we question experts? When does it become insulting?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-12-questioning-experts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-12-questioning-experts</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[osu-fd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2021 01:30:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 12 - Experts and Climate Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Topic: Why We Should Value Expertise, but Fear Expert Power Question: Climate science is a field whose funding and interest is dependent on the possibility of imminent catastrophe. Without the concerns]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-12-experts-and-climate-change</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-12-experts-and-climate-change</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[osu-fd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2021 21:25:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 12: Power of Experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Topic: Why We Should Value Expertise, but Fear Expert Power Question: Dr. Koppl argues society should value the knowledge of experts, but fear their power. In what areas do experts have too much power]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-12-power-of-experts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-12-power-of-experts</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[osu-fd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:14:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 10: Are Drug Costs Really the Problem?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Topic: Universal Healthcare and Healthcare Reform Question: Drug prices are often cited as a reason for the high costs of healthcare. However, introductions of new drugs often reduce the cost of healthcare]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-10-are-drug-costs-really-the-problem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-10-are-drug-costs-really-the-problem</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[osu-fd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:07:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 10 - Cash Payment for Healthcare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Should every American (outside of those with exceptional disabilities) be required to spend a certain amount of money out of pocket every year before using health insurance? How much should this be? Would]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-10-cash-payment-for-healthcare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-10-cash-payment-for-healthcare</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[osu-fd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:00:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 10 - Free Market Healthcare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Topic for Week 10 -- Universal Healthcare and Healthcare Reform Question: Why do we believe how we fund healthcare (and to some degree education) should differ from the way we fund housing, groceries,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-10-free-market-healthcare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-10-free-market-healthcare</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[osu-fd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2021 18:53:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 09 - Is AWS Anticompetitive?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Topic for Week 09 -- Will “Breaking up Big Tech” Limit the Free Exchange of Ideas Question: Do the actions of Amazon Web Services in terms of the Parler platform constitute anti-competitive conduct? Why?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-09-is-aws-anticompetitive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-09-is-aws-anticompetitive</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[osu-fd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:50:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 09 - Popularity of Current Social Media]]></title><description><![CDATA[Topic for Week 09 -- Will “Breaking up Big Tech” Limit the Free Exchange of Ideas When will people lose their tolerance in traditional social media? At what point do they cross the line for the ordinary]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-09-popularity-of-current-social-media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week-09-popularity-of-current-social-media</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[osu-fd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:44:57 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>