<?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>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:59:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@roninphilosophy/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Apologies for being absent]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been gone for too long - I injured my hand that hampered typing and have also felt sluggishly uninspired of late. I need to change that but I AM in fact still here....my hand has healed well enough]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@roninphilosophy/apologies-for-being-absent</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@roninphilosophy/apologies-for-being-absent</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roninphilosophy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2018 21:23:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defending Absolutes: Constitutional Intent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today we look at the United States Constitution's history and a few of the (most, in my opinion) important Amendments...strap in! "[A] bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@roninphilosophy/defending-absolutes-constitutional-intent</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@roninphilosophy/defending-absolutes-constitutional-intent</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roninphilosophy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 18:17:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGe3Gqig8wS2WUpmWoMPtdgs8xQMGUaGzYhAszuXTxrQnJsnAEEwbxN65WresqMJXDEhHXycSdNW4GbkpQW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free Speech and Debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's VITAL to maintain open and honest dialogue and to protect speech in all forms. Here and now is another speaker whose views and delivery I do not always agree with but when the tide of his invective]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@roninphilosophy/free-speech-and-debate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@roninphilosophy/free-speech-and-debate</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roninphilosophy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 02:53:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gbkvz1yNBypLpwUHBnasMpK1zSCzdCDtsYTLW9euVYV1Lgf9rT7gRqj9L579MCjfyN1dMvZTow7A3onctgosnfpuRVaiyLQBwirv8YUgnVMrsxhdVM8qpz5T6c6P7aNbk1vxJZwKMqikf2D3Hz3RgbvfZjrGFbL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Progressives vs Conservatives...where is the truth?]]></title><description><![CDATA[“The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of Conservatives is to prevent mistakes from being]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@roninphilosophy/progressives-vs-conservatives-where-is-the-truth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@roninphilosophy/progressives-vs-conservatives-where-is-the-truth</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roninphilosophy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 03:41:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gbkvz1yNBypLpwUHBnasMpK1zSCzdC91vNKwijXYrWHNdPH3JwEtiVAt6V23WogXGU9nHtHJN84P4LECSVJF14HqPsV6ndxyck725E6qMBJpnvNcjTk9LgfaLYeEjDWVgQkVg6kukxbVb9PPaedCs37r4rZ49JN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Identity Politics & Correcting Misconceptions with Feminism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The following clip is from Sam Harris' long form podcast* from 10/27/17 and delves rather deftly into an issue that I've had a hard time articulating but which I've felt for a while has been a growing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@roninphilosophy/on-identity-politics-and-correcting-misconceptions-with-feminism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@roninphilosophy/on-identity-politics-and-correcting-misconceptions-with-feminism</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roninphilosophy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 18:50:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eKYppoAoo64G9conwNPvaBy7BbF4fVCUkNr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deciduous Oasis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Killer shot I took in the Blue Ridge Mountains a couple years back.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@roninphilosophy/deciduous-oasis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@roninphilosophy/deciduous-oasis</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roninphilosophy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 22:03:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1YbtydQkh4YVxL851iDSTUrJG4qm1VJJJwU8trDark9S3SrV3NARvWrWz9PtcyFR6CvNb8PkNVEtp9nkEtK8CHCWcE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Japanese Maple]]></title><description><![CDATA[Springtime for my Japanese Maple. Quick shot with my LG G5 this morning that turned out rather well I think. What do you think? -Ronin]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@roninphilosophy/my-japanese-maple</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@roninphilosophy/my-japanese-maple</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roninphilosophy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 21:53:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77rK5VendYxY5pdUG7aF5ij23q1hvnLPu8qd1RF9pcAEkTy597Ycj5aJLvGvL9Rkcn1UzsNU4vZfBhEFpQBzLhqJXNQHAv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self-Ownership, Voluntaryism, and the Free Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[This primer is designed to be like building blocks towards understanding the concepts of self-ownership, voluntaryism, and the free market. It employs a crawl-walk-swim philosophy wherein if a concept]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@roninphilosophy/self-ownership-voluntaryism-and-the-free-market</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@roninphilosophy/self-ownership-voluntaryism-and-the-free-market</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roninphilosophy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 17:27:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gbkvz1yNBypLpwUHBnasMpK1zSCzdDPwPSKedL6GDM7a34UG2x6mCzp4RxmyghxkhV9x8cPY2mkfQq37uagogBUyPRJTqvgPtUL28WywxGmYrXHWpwvoie4n1nsVNReqCXuc5ZM1VgwxEHjCCFG4kCg6KtXiZWn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Deer" Reader:]]></title><description><![CDATA[So there I was, out for a brisk pre-dawn stroll by the waters of the nearly boundless Chesapeake Bay. It was early and entirely still; the only sounds are my bootsteps crunching on rocks and the gentle]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@roninphilosophy/deer-reader</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@roninphilosophy/deer-reader</guid><category><![CDATA[humor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roninphilosophy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 18:58:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gbkvz1yNBypLpwUHBnasMpK1zSCzdCYbvZ5zxGh6ecAYYhCXSyUR5WfAAujT936Wqc9hesJSjmJPgX97Vt4As9ibrUkwcc3ccHp37tzURFYZzhnB9wovdQmz2m6QZzxxm5thannYW7HsJPkaPXHsqPKZ7Cmfz6r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elevating our Discourse]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a time where the inundation of media barrages us 24/7/365 it is very easy to choose to insulate yourself in an echo chamber of like minded opinions and views. Those of us outside (and there IS an outside)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/discourse/@roninphilosophy/elevating-our-discourse</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/discourse/@roninphilosophy/elevating-our-discourse</guid><category><![CDATA[discourse]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roninphilosophy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2018 18:07:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9zCDQpTzb6o8gMVK8WUT4PkdXzyXHd5W23M9AbTnCHubHiTNmsv79tFJsVQLZr4XubHjxKDxgSttKeRk69Pcc9DX4okQ9sk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Critical Thinking]]></title><description><![CDATA["Keep an open mind - but not so open that your brains fall out." - James Oberg “Critical thinking: The process of thinking carefully about a subject or idea, without allowing feelings or opinions]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@roninphilosophy/on-critical-thinking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@roninphilosophy/on-critical-thinking</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roninphilosophy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 08:07:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNH8q6FEif2uzpmXjQNog2n2huWTcwn78zaoe84AUGGZ4ycX6ms3h31XAnsmRWEGCxrDVxEPvPhZh34ZqPk1LS9KZHxYR1mKY6CEXeLesT7myK2FPnyFexpeZmHoADEppEWDBtkzgzA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunrise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sunrise at work. Minor editing with Snapseed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@roninphilosophy/sunrise</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@roninphilosophy/sunrise</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roninphilosophy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 21:48:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1Ybu36XgXkjnpPL28S3WMa9jp4BxtT2WCzwvLziVqdYkQfQTQVNXpErtxAF5a4FoosqBe8wNxmUBBnVu1KyE3g8pyL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ronin Philosophy - THE Introduction and Beginning]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I write this, the cool April air is a teasing chill in the early morning hours - there is still a little bite to the early spring weather. As is now usual, it's 230am and I'm at my “day job” alone with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/intro/@roninphilosophy/ronin-philosophy-the-introduction-and-beginning</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/intro/@roninphilosophy/ronin-philosophy-the-introduction-and-beginning</guid><category><![CDATA[intro]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roninphilosophy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 06:39:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNH8q6FEif2uzpmXjQNog2n2huWTcwnA7gpbdWGe8JfRFuCQKbrptErEnWkPK2wyUEnQ2jchQafJZQDLt8Sou3xcZWU4ZFrLMZbzFbJ7oWzzRAGBMdfwLfhyBo6RGBxs9u6YXeCWASa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunset on the Chesapeake Bay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just a quick evening shot locally that I took a while back - LG G5 phone camera.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@roninphilosophy/sunset-on-the-chesapeake-bay</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@roninphilosophy/sunset-on-the-chesapeake-bay</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roninphilosophy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 06:12:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdZGxbR8EqeWvw7rMH5bbJppugzGU5XHab6PBTP2K2vZ8X1WStgXZYfTwN4e5isL5maADdLnV31Fep8hcr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Ronin Philosophy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[While this can't and won't suffice as my formal introduction (that will come shortly), it SHOULD preface that to give said introduction some weight and direction. What Ronin Philosophy IS is my philosophical]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/intro/@roninphilosophy/what-is-ronin-philosophy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/intro/@roninphilosophy/what-is-ronin-philosophy</guid><category><![CDATA[intro]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roninphilosophy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 04:10:45 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>