<?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, 17 Apr 2026 07:45:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/friedman/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Poverty is the problem. Capitalism is the solution.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get your own tee here: (affiliate) #politics #philosophy #capitalism #capitalist #libertarian #taxationistheft #endthefed#friedman #sowell #economics #mises #rothbard #ancap #voluntaryism]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/poverty-is-the-problem-capitalism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/poverty-is-the-problem-capitalism</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:06:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc1692QWn5trsGLxi44TrGuNZJMEdibB2rz1gSyVbrLmvZwADcwmCUPK6LTv6QxkJt8jdU17m9em1PPxQojNofFVc5Cd93rpwZSarMUHgtQfLxMBmZ8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now this is a show to watch!]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you want to get a sense of my principles and values in a succinct book, check out The Definitive Guide to Libertarian Voluntaryism over at: (affiliate) #politics #philosophy #javiermilei #mises #rothbard]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/now-this-is-a-show</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/now-this-is-a-show</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 19:24:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK6yq1XKF2xrUpxynFs9SFNnn3DQjsjaHssVeQHi65AyfDNQZYumezKdXFyVteaESt5S41E6pAUHY3XXMNBD8UWa8DW7rvSLN27rn4dqCjsSufdfEmk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[COMMIEBUSTERS!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ghost of Karl Marx still haunts the halls of academia. It's up to Milei, Mises, Rothbard, and Friedman of the CommieBusters to take down his tormenting presence! If you want to get a sense of my principles]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/commiebusters</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/commiebusters</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 14:10:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kx949aDJ3YMzVLdPdgysaSmkB2s8acagvSZq2BQYi4fnbvEZjPYVoVcFvSQymRnrYzZHzfWiEegCQyQVpVFmT143VAWEMjvbJbpiat8AALihWK2uR8oZWMXNPGCgEg81MSv9hok?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Without free markets, you cannot proceed to provide.]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you want to get a sense of my principles and values in a succinct book, check out The Definitive Guide to Libertarian Voluntaryism over at: (affiliate) #politics #philosophy #libertarian #endthefed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/without-free-markets-you-cannot</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/without-free-markets-you-cannot</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 14:13:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsMkbaFFVtt5NGLvc2tDZKkucqNxDZuKXHgE7qSxj7BDUEik3yzCc5LkJcLbky5QE7VD3SkNMHmvJrb63WFPKBaetWfQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Libertarian ideas and safety nets]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm under no delusion that this post will "solve" the problem we are attempting to fix, but I do hope that it at least can bring some realistic balance to the conversation. It's of common knowledge]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@meno/libertarian-ideas-and-safety-nets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@meno/libertarian-ideas-and-safety-nets</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[meno]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:39:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPeqsBDeyoNi96vcqAWQoEvFNbLM8W7JhKg2N8TXegkAGwP7xgVLC8JjPBrXVtvmNc38ed1QCGrcKAghUhJ7X772C6S25JhQXNbcAoJd8bjc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who do you pick?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you want a freer future, you must act with principles. To understand those principles, you need a clear, cohesive framework. That framework is The Definitive Guide to Libertarian Voluntaryism. Pick]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/who-do-you-pick</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/who-do-you-pick</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHT5Fvr9KYC2ckcJeTNPxSHwBGG4zr8TjK4fofmxhgF39oe4JGU9R2WsnxLJXkveWuHgouF7TuEkAmicg414XbWiS9T1TqTjGcJW4LsXRReXTWmQ3Ya4nJFCkeUVF8kjY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milton Friedman's 1999 Vision]]></title><description><![CDATA[The one thing that’s missing, but that will soon be developed, it’s a reliable e-cash. A method where buying on the Internet you can transfer funds from A to B, without A knowing B or B knowing A. Some]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@santigs/milton-friedmans-1999-vision</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@santigs/milton-friedmans-1999-vision</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[santigs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 05:44:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnAvNSjaygtHFcJ2r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On: The Libertarian, Conservative Progressive, Communist (Not Socialist) Case for a Universal Basic Income]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Image Source] Opening Dr. Trost's "The Libertarian, Conservative Progressive, Communist (Not Socialist) Case for a Universal Basic Income" outlines a potential plan for a universal basic income.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@dieselchugga/on-the-libertarian-conservative-progressive-communist-not-socialist-case-for-a-universal-basic-income</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@dieselchugga/on-the-libertarian-conservative-progressive-communist-not-socialist-case-for-a-universal-basic-income</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dieselchugga]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 05:55:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLpusahAZL2DEj1rQN3yt4hjoexzoZXTB58wc3p7cfsdsxxzty5XvWsofkufdZngE7YDnNfc7hAixmWRdz1p8fuRyG4n8QbhyXX3HEsAwDbisEH9tgnNPtuDUyzK3rRJtVs8sHuPQ94b3qknJ9s6tPVpwnYoswaqysm?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If your favorite economists are Smith and Friedman then you are weak, your bloodline is weak, and history will forget you.]]></title><description><![CDATA[P.S. If you want to get a sense of my principles and values in a succinct book, check out The Definitive Guide to Libertarian Voluntaryism over at: (affiliate) #economics #inflation #mises #rothbard]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/if-your-favorite-economists-are</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/if-your-favorite-economists-are</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 16:29:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqpeDvC25fjQ1SUHUM8jXd5dMWvHjQg1UVwqoBan6ieJwhBXmDPegoXonVVMXXiDthtTy6eC8JBp9WRYREDdT4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you read to the top, you're a legend!]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you read to the top, you're a legend! P.S. If you want to get a sense of my principles and values in a succinct book, check out The Definitive Guide to Libertarian Voluntaryism over at: (affiliate)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/if-you-read-to-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/if-you-read-to-the</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 15:31:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFc5ntfuipfg8oUptKPSKgdk8JMWeKru7MAPD3XuL5Ndi7Cf9D7YjZrpZMLwUihspyhmWSB9ZktwvEszPhbCdYYJ5qj3bWqRTHQqaJBujkUiirGBozyZqQsXq8Mivpo9DG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milton Friedman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you come to Libertas Bella looking for an economist who didn’t advocate for a free market? Fat chance. Milton Friedman was the economic system’s biggest fan, and if anyone tried to sass him about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economist/@libertasbella/milton-friedman</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economist/@libertasbella/milton-friedman</guid><category><![CDATA[economist]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[libertasbella]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2022 10:25:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1HdYsB7fJjuW6meDRuV7r8fXfxUUanvfh1joycj1cxKEzqduCzaFM2HMXnGpS7odmJqx4tCbJcEtHseyLii2f31ahFnNqVq76GXyDYBW4kutP39i1QdZqbCmfZuy4StamQbyn8qDUbRfo6AS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death By Government]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you've ever wanted to know just how many people have been killed in state democide, this is the title to begin your journey with. Too few realize just how many have been massacred in the name of enriching]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/death-by-government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/death-by-government</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 17:47:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc1692QWn5trsGLxi44TrGuNZJMEdibBCHhsuQq8MP22PQ51gqBBbhXiYeQVEUGWACQTDBwRmW4LikCKaojM71uSGSxUesgCas4g8dvcxMg4b3D6iJ2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Privatization Matters Video and Transcript]]></title><description><![CDATA[I go over why privatization matters. Catch behind-the-scenes posts and help choose my next video topic at: Patreon: SubscribeStar: Flote Why Privatization Matters Before we can get into why privatization]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@thepholosopher/why-privatization-matters-video-and</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@thepholosopher/why-privatization-matters-video-and</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2022 14:37:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eAffMphCukXfXfGi4riFmBxJvQKFSzeWqug?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you really want to understand the nature of the state, you should read Rothbard.]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you really want to understand the nature of the state, you should read Rothbard, starting with Anatomy of the State here: (affiliate) Get your own Rothbard tee here #rothbard #mises #libertarian]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/taxationistheft/@thepholosopher/if-you-really-want-to</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/taxationistheft/@thepholosopher/if-you-really-want-to</guid><category><![CDATA[taxationistheft]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2021 16:06:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJD9LKQ1BG3BAmr5TYaANmrJEBZ9YMGCNrgzJxiZehXGmj2df2GGVXoKizgpgaRdsKdd74itvRDjpFM7SzDYsB3idNy2WbdeY5vaUPfWGnTH8J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Production precedes predation.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Production precedes predation: Those in the state get their gains by first preying upon your productivity. They violate your body and property in the name of "protecting" them. #taxationistheft]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/production-precedes-predation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/production-precedes-predation</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2021 14:08:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKmTr9Z4jhbPhjS9pMWA2mTwBMDbXqkAhLhgk8GPtrosGKrD1UfCdT4GtQxFnJh5MYrbzRWuny6oQPGfjiVVjbhM6QPQRgFNoJxzNzbj1LZxoPZeCurFbPnJTs3gLCPfnCsY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need a freed market.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remember that anything the government "provides" first stems from taking from you by force through taxation and is coupled with the violent impositions of their trying to criminalize victimless]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/taxationistheft/@thepholosopher/we-need-a-freed-market</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/taxationistheft/@thepholosopher/we-need-a-freed-market</guid><category><![CDATA[taxationistheft]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:07:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKabaf2rRAavg1BccJytdBUSkKWeD9d5RHZk85Ee8LEkw5V8Zoi87juq5YmTanBMH8egapaZCxJtqDFTy6sezHtXYierSv4WNaH2oV7CuNAAPiZzcNdA742hfvHv7Qox3qBzvTK2uVtphjM7C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The government bans theft because they want the monopoly on it.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get your own tee here: #taxationistheft #libertarian #ancap #mises #rothbard]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/the-government-bans-theft-because</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/the-government-bans-theft-because</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2021 13:28:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdpBpBq5nkkd6q9ByyyPyjqFHrDmwcFH9tkoHgTVZjqTjf3kkWtLB7yYsAwTFf2mb3LXtufgR5LKtPez9fNGEGsRHVYd6Giqxm4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's more inflated than Kim Kardashian's derrière.]]></title><description><![CDATA[#taxationistheft #endthefed #inflation #gold #soundmoney #ronpaul #rothbard]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/inflation/@thepholosopher/it-s-more-inflated-than</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/inflation/@thepholosopher/it-s-more-inflated-than</guid><category><![CDATA[inflation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2021 13:31:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxtVnttk7BKQAQdiG7pSZhCCZtMvxMBgpBoTRRrDduraq641PsZvaATMVPX96DsiTvHjRvmMYffMk6gSgMd3WWzFnxLCq6XLxyzh9G7Abf1xX8iauF8GV25mPhpKdzYD2JuBp1x7awwk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The largest group of criminals is in Washington D.C.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get your own tee here: #libertarian #ancap #endthefed #mises #rothbard]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/the-largest-group-of-criminals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/the-largest-group-of-criminals</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2021 15:38:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PiNwC4SZeLRsDFv3mBC6XahWxoQqfH6fjo3KN5eAuiBC6q2Ys3z8qgTXy3CViYbwU5fP33cPv4U3RipGvjnHVyrYrubZxPvC66A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You cannot stop government tyranny by growing it.]]></title><description><![CDATA[#EndTheFed #taxationistheft #libertarian #ancap #mises #Rothbard]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/you-cannot-stop-government-tyranny</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/you-cannot-stop-government-tyranny</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 16:19:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQonvFkRsaKAH39jaKNoUwtKLXMK2cf359vGGFuVXJN9ftoEsDHgtry6NxaPP77Pu8QUug4Z9Fn5VB4eqr7bWWF4KbFzN7zqH3VFigfEgxFmRUQ85Sq9sP4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>