<?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, 21 Apr 2026 06:00:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/cronyism/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA["what's the death toll of capitalism?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was recently asked : "we all, know that Communism's death toll is about a 100 million ( what about the death toll of capitalism?". An example was cited where the Nestle corporation "went]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/communism/@paulvp/whats-the-death-toll-of-capitalism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/communism/@paulvp/whats-the-death-toll-of-capitalism</guid><category><![CDATA[communism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[paulvp]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 00:31:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgt1ToxyJNZ2CBe2hrJJxxFumrTYgdiB16dsHGkxy5u76CYynhsQQhccaunePovWKSSU5bYpFVc5Rom21oPk7zy7YeZppgQ2pzzTkW2RuVipRq9G1xpHHMkFsNTmFFT6Bn3fC9h7ymEZuXTvqXt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decentralization and the Future of Freedom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Introduction This week’s assigned reading was a speech by Dr. Steve Trost titled Decentralization of Power & the Future of Freedom. In his speech, Trost highlights the numerous problems]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/decentralization/@aiden.carrera/decentralization-and-the-future-of-freedom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/decentralization/@aiden.carrera/decentralization-and-the-future-of-freedom</guid><category><![CDATA[decentralization]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aiden.carrera]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 06:59:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBTMBcjiVwzcYW3g8JsoqxXPURwuoX9aNn1w3CxVdnfWZeWDwHUzz7PnpWoFDokQJudLkV94utu8UR3gikHyW4wgez6sgsVPg47Ee2qz36YDHCVVnTjEAz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cronyism in America]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Introduction This week’s assigned reading was a speech by Dr. Patrick Newman titled Cronyism in America: The Nation's First Big Business. In it, Newman challenges the traditional view that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@aiden.carrera/cronyism-in-america</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@aiden.carrera/cronyism-in-america</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aiden.carrera]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 06:55:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g78ZzZbGUQXyV9jvAKsfCBPzxotYrNBrPpLBkM6AgHvjBLvhRSNBG96q6vzb2dP7vj2XBBYbQ9hNmWpdfai9pAT41YkYftUDgU2Bm5WLzJBHeU56DDPb8tBp8ZRwnwerDS1TV1bP8T5QTkrWyTRr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cronyism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cronyism and the Misuse of Government Subsidies Cronyism is the downfall of shaping major infrastructure because it allows political powers to replace market discipline. A driving force in the race for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cronyism/@lisabriela/cronyism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cronyism/@lisabriela/cronyism</guid><category><![CDATA[cronyism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lisabriela]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 06:00:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPczShaNxR1P9jLFkezXZG8x495nvV9J7TbiCjpGrQCqENeJ8wwqiqvrvGnhndk1Mk2rpmuNgRNykcbZDgQYteSrWtCpVP4Xrp5KGrcBMkge?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cronyism, Justice, and Tesla]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Cronyism, like many political practices, excels simply due to politicians' ability to mask its practice behind falsified promises to the general public concerning their increased welfare in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cronyism/@emilygwill/cronyism-justice-and-tesla</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cronyism/@emilygwill/cronyism-justice-and-tesla</guid><category><![CDATA[cronyism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emilygwill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 22:48:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g78ZzZbGUQXyV9jvAKsfCBPzxotYrNBrPpLBkM6AgHvjBLvhRSNBG96q6vzb2dP7vj2XBBYbQ9hNmWpdfai9pAT41YkYftUDgU2Bm5WLzJBHeU56DDPb8tBp8ZRwnwerDS1TV1bP8T5QTkrWyTRr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Cautionary Tale or a Hasty Generalization?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cronyism has a history in the American partnership between industry and the government, but is it the basis of ‘every law’? Image Source In his lecture “Cronyism in America: The Nation’s First Big Business”,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cronyism/@abbebusoni/a-cautionary-tale-or-a-hasty-generalization</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cronyism/@abbebusoni/a-cautionary-tale-or-a-hasty-generalization</guid><category><![CDATA[cronyism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[abbebusoni]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 22:10:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g78ZzZbGhmptGMTuqNcGkDVZuoDWNEQr74veJmPcBjEBBbQhskCSqKNnB3sn3HAogDm3bkK3Scis9eCwjYPimMzUFGbEDvF1kXzHc9am9TdT8aaL46KJqPtmK8uYaBY9ZGi1cVWBCRCEDY6yjNaA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cronyism In Our World  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cronyism In Our World Image Source Introduction In this week’s lecture video Dr. Patrick Newman discusses how cronyism was a very big part of our nation’s first big business. It was surprising to me to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cronyism/@aimey.schmidt04/cronyism-in-our-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cronyism/@aimey.schmidt04/cronyism-in-our-world</guid><category><![CDATA[cronyism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aimey.schmidt04]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 02:41:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/69qdEu4CN8yqHC5J9mZYFAV7Rw2aEf3jKPfM8xdA9GnhJYVF9nvyf4qRvDxJ6ZvVQreHhL85KwRbM4nZEXohyBgr4E1qH5UHqw5MvKZceY7fbpJ3PpWd5aQ7pFpRdQ6RMp729KMFjSv4bRbcWuNnvatwqm2dX72SJGqry3jkojob8saguYxrWKEf5b3RyAmy3Hex6X6F5b1Rx3sJx51Gvrw2Q9sQYyeXvLR7HPGNJwwdkx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr. Patrick Newman: Cronyism in the Transcontinental Railroad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cronyism and Its First Appearance in USA History Source Image Introduction Regulations and subsidies are the nation’s governmental body’s way of providing value back to the national populace. On a high]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cronyism/@jakewarner6/dr-patrick-newman-cronyism-in-the-transcontinental-railroad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cronyism/@jakewarner6/dr-patrick-newman-cronyism-in-the-transcontinental-railroad</guid><category><![CDATA[cronyism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jakewarner6]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 23:42:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4bEjbgCbFMvAsphbf3MAjCqx4BvUPiQEVeP5hDsr73Vmc7QJQyqk56Pr9gVxpyDmKAw3F7CQn15KLn1h6DPR9CuBdQLzA5MwKFQbcueXcVKpDUHbbVa8bjf3FapMcuEio8w8hdWD1A2JUnaLskuxcpvfZqBmZ8fXaFXUNvZicE8MRb575x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Subsidies: The Cost of Government Intervention]]></title><description><![CDATA[Subsidies: The Cost of Government Intervention Image Source Cronyism vs. Free Exchange Dr. Patrick Newman discussed cronyism in America and the history that has impacted our nation. Dr. Newman defined]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/subsidy/@bleedorange/subsidies-the-cost-of-government-intervention</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/subsidy/@bleedorange/subsidies-the-cost-of-government-intervention</guid><category><![CDATA[subsidy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bleedorange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 21:19:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMeX2isprHWjTbVWNeJxfzjp4Y4p9kq89e8N3VjoY4cYj8Lo7gnS9gc9Nguu83sRRiuZVFQVyGrFhT5yvDmYqrv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rob freaking Schneider, ladies and gentlemen 🎆]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can get your own copy here: (affiliate) #voluntaryism #capitalism #libertarian #cronyism #cronyismisnotcapitalism #mises #rothbard #austrianeconomics #taxationistheft #endthefed #freethemarket #life]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/robschneider/@thepholosopher/rob-freaking-schneider-ladies-and</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/robschneider/@thepholosopher/rob-freaking-schneider-ladies-and</guid><category><![CDATA[robschneider]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2021 02:54:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WPqSRVu5Tje9dqUHViMxaJV7yMKpdCT6HZ9mEGaTMSmire7vf2MF1ugfJpAV7stwnb9M6HAP2E88Li7dedx1W1BasfG4TMVVmBykLzXjPRmF7hSkcqAKhytZA3yYh6UixsSYuTEkQuV3VDZNTHAxrjbnUGExvEpwdY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2020-09-10]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top tech companies compete against each other for world domination. Hidden cameras on the back of seats on buses, trains, planes, public transportation, on Zoom, on apps, in public places, in your house,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/the100/@joeyarnoldvn/2020-09-10</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/the100/@joeyarnoldvn/2020-09-10</guid><category><![CDATA[the100]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joeyarnoldvn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 07:50:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WPqSRVu5TjeH6Wi4wo4tPfTEneSTgK8Wagxzm2eTxdGq3NUxKQQUBRXaT8ML3wNJ5N1At6Lc5hciJCfmccZ1Ex4F2uitp9LCNLAGao5vgmQNYYUP46k8UVhji4ynXL8xNK4WoaxTxBRsTq5CJF2PKLF8ZGgJBzNKzW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Its my way or the highway (that I didn't fix) - Gov. Whitmer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sorry to keep going on about Governor Whitmer, but as someone who lives in Michigan, I take what Whitmer says very serious as it literally and directly affects my personal well being, as well as my family,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/whitmer/@lifecoma/its-my-way-or-the-highway-that-i-didn-t-fix-gov-whitmer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/whitmer/@lifecoma/its-my-way-or-the-highway-that-i-didn-t-fix-gov-whitmer</guid><category><![CDATA[whitmer]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifecoma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2020 23:28:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqpx5c7Zikd2HFMqywJNqDeZVr22vYLLq3mmDMvC912rHeAwgP6oj4gVpHVV1MEhtZM7362Kq1hAsY1U6A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 385: Advocates of Freed Markets Should Oppose Capitalism w/ Gary Chartier]]></title><description><![CDATA[39 Minutes Suitable for All Ages Pete invited Professor Gary Chartier to come on the show. Gary is Distinguished Professor of Law and Business Ethics and Associate Dean of the Tom and Vi Zapara School]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/capitalism/@mancerayder/episode-385-advocates-of-freed-markets-should-oppose-capitalism-w-gary-chartier</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/capitalism/@mancerayder/episode-385-advocates-of-freed-markets-should-oppose-capitalism-w-gary-chartier</guid><category><![CDATA[capitalism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mancerayder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2020 12:23:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e33tBUxSHu3BjjY7iHDbAMNqpBhaPf3Xf3C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experiments  in technology are much less painless when someone else is paying the bill ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[The laws of the physical world don't always align with the perceived needs of government bureaucrats to fight climate change. Here, the French government invested $5 million euros in a project with little]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@chrispreilly/experiments-in-technology-are-much-less-painless-when-someone-else-is-paying-the-bill</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@chrispreilly/experiments-in-technology-are-much-less-painless-when-someone-else-is-paying-the-bill</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrispreilly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Aug 2019 17:45:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Real Winner of Super Bowl LIII: Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Sunday, the eyes of the nation will fall on Atlanta’s brand-new Mercedes-Benz Stadium, site of the 53rd Superbowl. As players and spectators pour into the city, they’ll be dazzled by a state-of-the-art]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/superbowl/@neel2000/the-real-winner-of-super-bowl-liii-atlanta-falcons-owner-arthur-blank</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/superbowl/@neel2000/the-real-winner-of-super-bowl-liii-atlanta-falcons-owner-arthur-blank</guid><category><![CDATA[superbowl]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[neel2000]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2019 02:46:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can cronyism or nepotism end good performance within organizations?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good performance within organizations includes a process of organizational direction, which must conform to ethical principles such as: commitment, honesty, efficiency, respect and justice, which in one]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cronyism/@yormaris15/can-cronyism-or-nepotism-end-good-performance-within-organizations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cronyism/@yormaris15/can-cronyism-or-nepotism-end-good-performance-within-organizations</guid><category><![CDATA[cronyism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yormaris15]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 14:49:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP329aAzBozvyYURQWSKh6m5ZxwtGV1QiQWhUiJ8zbKmoFhNwtx4fn41BzJumCFKARrEAZWBKDYXwcQzRo5GPejyEygt6ckGKDgWTS3p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU sets New Rules for the Internet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Interesting article: The EU parliament is backwards-looking, does not understand the internet and tries to inhibit the free market by protecting incumbents and old structures. The EU, once more, shows]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/eu/@zuerich/eu-sets-new-rules-for-the-internet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/eu/@zuerich/eu-sets-new-rules-for-the-internet</guid><category><![CDATA[eu]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zuerich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:42:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[¿Puede el amiguismo o nepotismo acabar con el buen desempeño dentro las organizaciones?]]></title><description><![CDATA[El buen desempeño dentro de las organizaciones comprende un proceso de dirección organizacional, que debe ajustarse a los principios éticos tales como: compromiso, honestidad, eficiencia, respeto y justicia,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spanish/@yormaris15/puede-el-amiguismo-o-nepotismo-acabar-con-el-buen-desempeno-dentro-las-organizaciones</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spanish/@yormaris15/puede-el-amiguismo-o-nepotismo-acabar-con-el-buen-desempeno-dentro-las-organizaciones</guid><category><![CDATA[spanish]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yormaris15]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2018 14:39:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP329aAzBozvyYURQWSKh6m5ZxwtGV1QiQWhUiJ8zbKmoFhNwtx4fn41BzJumCFKARrEAZWBKDYXwcQzRo5GPejyEygt6ckGKDgWTS3p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elizabeth Warren Wants Even More Crony Capitalism]]></title><description><![CDATA[a 15 year old student schools the moronic senator from MA.... hey, I would be quite content to let CA or MA or OR go right ahead and try it; prove to the country how wonderful a government managed economy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/elizabethwarren/@isaiah.sellassie/elizabeth-warren-wants-even-more-crony-capitalism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/elizabethwarren/@isaiah.sellassie/elizabeth-warren-wants-even-more-crony-capitalism</guid><category><![CDATA[elizabethwarren]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[isaiah.sellassie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2018 15:24:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shapeshift Talks About New York cronyism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cronyism isn't rife in third world countries, in fact it is full blown in plain sight in New York, in their so called free country. Listen to what this CEO has to say.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bloomberg/@tuventure/shapeshift-talks-about-new-york-cronyism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bloomberg/@tuventure/shapeshift-talks-about-new-york-cronyism</guid><category><![CDATA[bloomberg]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tuventure]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2018 02:42:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eMz9dS55RCM99BbCXLDq2SHcMF5QumvTrmk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>