<?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>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:11:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/freemarket/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Space Aliens Aren't Coming!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Philosopher Stefan Molyneux's 8 April 2026 Wednesday Night Live unpacks interstellar travel's relativity barriers, microbial aliens, Fermi Paradox voids and gov drags to ignite free-market human conquest]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/reason/@stefan.molyneux/space-aliens-aren-t-coming</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/reason/@stefan.molyneux/space-aliens-aren-t-coming</guid><category><![CDATA[reason]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stefan.molyneux]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:38:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE3BrdGQcYkevrMfGqYdeSn1RrnB4kf6rHhuwdco7UBxuz7syQfoU9Aagk66ytsru4ZLLU7qyV2rfNnPomZXVbDwcg5VvM9rvsc3jQUZWFQEMCaJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Citizens in Capital Control Countries Survive]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Venezuela, Cuba, Argentina to Sri Lanka, people living under capital controls didn't wait for permission or policy change, we adapted and created economic workarounds that actually worked. The free]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180505/@yecier/how-citizens-in-capital-control-countries-survive-mnj5y9kg5b107d23</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180505/@yecier/how-citizens-in-capital-control-countries-survive-mnj5y9kg5b107d23</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180505]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yecier]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:14:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCbeeHc7GQuREkEC9Cij6JM9qm6wWziNEwCngQYiVX3ucqtrY3GYZ9hmo7U4d6Bf9xtCbBUK7Pwe3qRra5VVnU1XTVfULcHi9MbE2hMd2LzN4qbFYnV6wvdSiraU7g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maduro Has Been Captured!]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Sunday Morning Live on 4 January 2026, Stefan Molyneux examines the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. Special Forces, an operation that prompts questions about sovereignty]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/reason/@stefan.molyneux/maduro-has-been-captured</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/reason/@stefan.molyneux/maduro-has-been-captured</guid><category><![CDATA[reason]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stefan.molyneux]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 23:56:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHT5Fvr9KYC2gxEN3P7oD11Skv4rcAp5Kc3Ss8oG92ahn3b2moBfmFwNbW6jDDWCczSM5GsDYSYqWUzNymA8wWFsrc7AkuLdArmXJTUyhNCik6fGEDTcpaSRpADs1Z9Lz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Deal with Criminals!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stefan Molyneux digs into the incentives at play in a free market justice system, weighing the trade-offs between stopping crime and rehabilitating offenders. He points out how aiming to wipe out criminal]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/reason/@stefan.molyneux/how-to-deal-with-criminals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/reason/@stefan.molyneux/how-to-deal-with-criminals</guid><category><![CDATA[reason]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stefan.molyneux]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 17:26:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGkE7moUEDKrWLaiAXZADzKvxvxYBiinHqKeKZyFqFBiV5ZG3uHxgkooXpy1jEipo9ZBLLP3LvbhgYjNCT2JaeT4FRRh5UhPT5rFwJ81S8LcJFbDQtgyyLXijMfAHBBczTpASXZYkE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make you a favor and watch this keynote from Jeff Booth]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few days ago Jeff Booth keynote on BTC In DC 2025 was uploaded into youtube. 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But capitalism doesn't exist right now. Neither does competition. 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If he win, America may get out of it stronger, but if he loses... #trade #war #trump #tariff #news #freemarket #communism #statism #imperialism #economics #science #pt]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@discernente/trv183kutx2gaaz7c44t0s</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@discernente/trv183kutx2gaaz7c44t0s</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[discernente]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 10:41:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hidden Cost of Tariffs: A Lesson from Bastiat’s Seen and Unseen]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hidden Cost of Tariffs: A Lesson from Bastiat’s Seen and Unseen 03/08/2025 • Mises Wire • Richard Martin • CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Tariffs are often portrayed as a simple solution to protect domestic industries]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-112018/@jacobtothe/the-hidden-cost-of-tariffs-a-lesson-from-bastiats-seen-and-unseen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-112018/@jacobtothe/the-hidden-cost-of-tariffs-a-lesson-from-bastiats-seen-and-unseen</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-112018]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacobtothe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 12:24:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvrhQ9oGcCN7c1pUUjEcP3H8gTCQHb5S3rbGCmA3Myq4fQz655zBQW9jkxWcSYaxgok9cBLfShroNh5pm35htshF6t9zPThyFbmqekAPUZfDTSXfpcLgXj?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evening Reflections: The Free Market, Tyranny, Democracy, and the Reality of Inborn Inequalities]]></title><description><![CDATA[People are incredibly naive. They’ll eagerly accept anything labeled "free" without questioning its cost. A free market, by definition, allows individuals to establish businesses according to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@vrilwave/evening-reflections-the-free-market</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@vrilwave/evening-reflections-the-free-market</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vrilwave]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2025 20:20:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKmTr9Z4jhbPhjS9pMWA2mTwBMDbXqkAQjFtGatbJh1nCFr74AShieZGae6xobc4VMTep44ZWTagiPVGSPMsxrUDG7t17miYTbA93LLPSkaoV4NNmddD7uz6cKwkiLqfBhCS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monopolies and Barriers: Good or Bad for Business?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monopolies and Barriers: Good or Bad for Business? Barriers seem to be bad for business, but who is the one that builds them up? Image Source Monopoly means one seller. So, is that inherently bad? If not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monopolies/@abbebusoni/monopolies-and-business-barriers-good-or-bad-for-business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monopolies/@abbebusoni/monopolies-and-business-barriers-good-or-bad-for-business</guid><category><![CDATA[monopolies]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[abbebusoni]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 02:22:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFUDCUEY647wJ5Ag2PHMKs9cTvoP2kphiKHfN397bgJ5u83qKYa2um3f2eafgFCPpTkV8K3GG1FSHvjJPZs9r6WCg6zSrpjEhMcb1kpGWqV8XDjL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Honest Money vs. Government Money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author's note: This is an attempt to finally post an article which has been in the works for a while now, but remained in editing limbo. I know it's long and rambley. If there are any spelling errors,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-112018/@jacobtothe/honest-money-vs-government-money</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-112018/@jacobtothe/honest-money-vs-government-money</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-112018]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacobtothe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2025 11:57:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHir7FdMHL5aXWZbxXHuFrDRVwp9UpN886ZSGgDhXdB7ZgH96ZH6Ekusk7ifb7anvHHu8y8ixVK5qiX2ozB52Yk9jmnfeHBspexzUemvbgwAqgibmwwt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Shorts from "A Philosopher Examined! Keith Knight of the Libertarian Institute Interviews Stefan Molyneux"!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch the shorts! Childhood Trauma Unveiled: Ending Child Abuse Now: Marxism and the Problem of Efficiency: Philosophy of Nothingness: Philosophy's Dark Secrets: Sibling Rivalry Politics: Truth vs. Lies:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/efficiencyvsvirtue/@stefan.molyneux/new-shorts-from-a-philosopher-examined-keith-knight-of-the-libertarian-institute-interviews-stefan-molyneux</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/efficiencyvsvirtue/@stefan.molyneux/new-shorts-from-a-philosopher-examined-keith-knight-of-the-libertarian-institute-interviews-stefan-molyneux</guid><category><![CDATA[efficiencyvsvirtue]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stefan.molyneux]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 23:21:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g73GywJLc4qygvKQLxbMqCTkw7us6UJR3YhiW2yTJCawkh1Qg2zB7sq7L3KvVemheD1igw6gaLJRdiUzi2cYen7PziZDxjEDodBBUZKeFzoYdvBT698abuVKaHoJkzYBGH8n6Y8TcXj6dpQs3vwg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jesse Powell, founder of Kraken, donates $1M to Donald Trump to back the only ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... pro-crypto candidate in a major party. #Crypto #Trump #JessePowell #FreeMarket]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@cryptoguy/d821hbayrvg5g2snr4pui8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@cryptoguy/d821hbayrvg5g2snr4pui8</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptoguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 11:12:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the First-world Nations, Do We Have a Free Market?  As Compared To Communism???]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are lots of people who believe in Capitalism, and there are a lot of people who believe in Communism. Neither have really existed in the last century. So, it is almost impossible to actually compare]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@builderofcastles/in-the-first-world-nations-do-we-have-a-free-market-as-compared-to-communism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@builderofcastles/in-the-first-world-nations-do-we-have-a-free-market-as-compared-to-communism</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-110786]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[builderofcastles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2024 20:06:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGck21KZqvDuzYr8QVDxatUqeAkmGsWKisVCt1QfyHSZKkDyENtnQnqErHGNKsHqQhUzqoPkWking8aukGv7xUoRKQPCTyUi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On: The Housing Bubble]]></title><description><![CDATA[IMG SRC [Image is my own creation] At this point, I've seen countless documentaries on the 2008 financial crisis. One thing I'll always love about them, is seeing all the major news anchors of the time.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/eee3031/@dieselchugga/on-the-housing-bubble</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/eee3031/@dieselchugga/on-the-housing-bubble</guid><category><![CDATA[eee3031]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dieselchugga]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 23:33:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQ1AEQJjJsPGNxfW3MPPTaGCjuUc3KEPQBBnkwhzRH3ECD2RbRd5MioCMkimKSduCGqVSYX2XNqu3hmxQj1TSfmTVUMvi3oJP4ZY4SuG32wS9E9NoJudpKx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>