<?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 04:17:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/rothbard/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[NEW SONG: Out Here for Libery OFFICIAL AUDIO - Jack Lloyd X The Pholosopher]]></title><description><![CDATA[The official audio for OUT HERE FOR LIBERTY! Produced by Ruby Prince | 5$ BEATS🔥 Special thanks to my Patreon and Subscribestar supporters who helped me pick this song: Beitodestrafe and Crawford K. McDonald]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@thepholosopher/new-song-out-here-for</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@thepholosopher/new-song-out-here-for</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:57:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmEzNYtqbGEDRek5dctwU2EckVZHEGTNB1RZbqquTDhWED16oUfKFFRa4AvxwMznqYLQPSuCp5ZkAc9VyaXPEf1uKHMwcngdzfLjkTyJc9yMKsUgtTwznSvKkj1wxJfB52pywfhHrn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you want a great understanding of how economics works, you have to learn from the greats.]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you want a great understanding of how economics works, you have to learn from the greats. Get your own tee here: (affiliate) #politics #philosophy #capitalism #economics #mises #hayek #capitalist#hayek]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/if-you-want-a-great</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/if-you-want-a-great</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:03:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK6yq1XKF2xrUpxynFs9SFNnn3DQjxVpbHknrn1MNangZNW67ByoeXhiaspKVUufSnqiNpe6zqS7N9Uz6rke4zvUmYVD3C57bNu7ZstYLVdFELSbDHQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capitalism doesn't force you to work. That's the nature of existence.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Extreme poverty has plummeted from roughly 80–95% of the global population in 1800 to less than 10% today. If Capitalism were the cause of suffering to survive, then we would expect people to be so much]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/capitalism-doesn-t-force-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/capitalism-doesn-t-force-you</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:36:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKmTr9Z4jhbPhjS9pMWA2mTwBMDbXqk9HGHCYskeQXLCJ2U8UwSqw1kwEcJHKFn6Drws8P515FV6VLfxZ3kUFfiqbdNm5rn3xD4suRsWriKtnewL5PJGECy9VjAd3d4gX9wC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taxation: Definitionally theft.]]></title><description><![CDATA[If it's imposed on you by virtue of being born on planet earth, there is no consent to the matter. It's just rulers claiming to own you because they scribbled on paper. Get your own tee here: (affiliate)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/taxation-definitionally-theft</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/taxation-definitionally-theft</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:53:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PiNwC4SZeLRsDFv3mBC6XahWxoQqfGnNYSVa4vBc7FfvbqD78fMmXQhPRLE7SZAc9KsbXKxCcd1t4g3G7kdvtbWZtccT6G4zcfg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CEOs earn more because of the value they provide at scale.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's a higher level of wide orchestration, responsibility, and commitment. If people want to earn more, then they need to gain the needed skills, not take from the productive by force. If you want to get]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/ceos-earn-more-because-of</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/ceos-earn-more-because-of</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:13:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJD9LKQ1BG3BAmr5TYaANmrJEBZ9YLfA5ZoEquyiM8S2d9LFsprqCJ9G3Cg895tJdPcfcxSnkvd6c45eG19L52cqkGzSDiJFCRyp8tN7bouJ8n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My newest song: STATIST DEMONS!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Check out my newest song, STATIST DEMONS! Special thanks to my Patreon and Subscribestar supporters who helped me pick this song: Beitodestrafe and Crawford K. McDonald Help me pick my next song at: Yes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/my-newest-song-statist-demons</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/my-newest-song-statist-demons</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:18:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eLNKzPh3A7ZedP6YFXF3NooZgUdDR3sxrGe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[NEW SONG! WE ANCAP - Jack Lloyd X The Pholosopher - OFFICIAL AUDIO]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just released a new song! Give it a listen over at: Special thanks to my Patreon and Subscribestar supporters who helped me pick this song: Beitodestrafe and Crawford K. McDonald Help me pick my next]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/new-song-we-ancap-jack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/new-song-we-ancap-jack</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:14:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE39wnVYv47EAMFVwAxea8QSAboXzRth3nzFzFL1aYhL4mczcJ8hfqUQ5yN294uRj1ToYSVoBcxwVPNDRebT82YGya1JeUaexcuULvB578KtEcAz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The government stealing from us to pick winners and losers with corporate bailouts is NOT capitalism.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government stealing from us to pick winners and losers with corporate bailouts is NOT capitalism. That's cronyism. Capitalism is free market trade based on mutual consent, not the forcible takings]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/the-government-stealing-from-us</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/the-government-stealing-from-us</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 03:12:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGkE7moUEDKqob9SdSFQGT6ny3UdZDMmJ2WYLzXdnq6vWsgzBwY6kgFUkxYTLgXvGDKUfgjGmsFgSKQc1qndkGTzyVMF32EcWwZ9MkT8EEQZQxrbk6wsaqLaPgVYbL9h4i2YrKMdn6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SNOWED-IN LIVESTREAM Challenge for Voluntaryist Suit Saga III - The Pholosopher and Jack Lloyd]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello friends! It's Pho here. Are you ready for a STORM?!?! And no, not just this CRAZY storm that is going to pummel most of the Midwest to the Mideast, but a fun livestream CHALLENGE in support of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/snowed-in-livestream-challenge-for</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/snowed-in-livestream-challenge-for</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 03:01:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqASPAqXGPakzgncLgnonBpRauPEjcSepCpBJxaLdwKpDg5ocyKX2K32UR2uzvGKhCraKa3teqj4yfpGpkWH1BPh4QBdreKaYG5f43ZhVgyUacVfWJ8ZXY597MEdw4WLDqM6exvshzempz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capitalism involves freedom of association.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forcing a union onto others is crushing other people's freedom to work and associate. If you want to get a sense of my principles and values in a succinct book, check out The Definitive Guide to Libertarian]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/capitalism-involves-freedom-of-association</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/capitalism-involves-freedom-of-association</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 03:15:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqAjTz6eMmQs22r9o6HoDMBT3oh3fAxUth6ya4GL2H1HQTFRcnwRmSR9XzH55iGW1is5DMhGZS69aYXUBH85Wn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The IRS exists to take your money and give it to welfare queens called "politicians."]]></title><description><![CDATA[The IRS exists to take your money and give it to welfare queens called "politicians." It's time to defund them. Get your own tee here: (affiliate) #politics #philosophy #capitalism #capitalist]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/the-irs-exists-to-take</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/the-irs-exists-to-take</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:37:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJa5zNbRVVrXkzCd9HNSAM9TwKNjpGfmVLVXFYBNHuzqZYze3HbMF1X1GFDdpihj86SKgMY5gjLrFYRpqk3n6RsAySKrapTt2CXZpy8QF8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democracy is still tyranny: the tyranny of the mob.]]></title><description><![CDATA[P.S. Join in with the most EPIC series for liberty at: (affiliate) #politics #philosophy #meme #capitalism #capitalist #libertarian #endthefed #democracy#mises #rothbard #voluntaryism #voluntaryist #ancap]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/democracy-is-still-tyranny-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/democracy-is-still-tyranny-the</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 02:24:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK6yq1XKF2xrUpxynFs9SFNnn3DQjxELZmrzjDbfSMxYiiHxq6WoKwjosdVSCWNXP5DryRu96hCzppHQ5pDnVNqsa8bZitbtf1YZHgcSSWAyM74fvzi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A voluntaryist respects individual consent and body and property rights. Be a VOLUNTARYIST!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get your own tee here: (affiliate) #politics #philosophy #meme #voluntaryism #voluntaryist #libertarian #capitalist #capitalism#ancap #rothbard #mises #javiermilei #freedom #liberty]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/a-voluntaryist-respects-individual-consent</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/a-voluntaryist-respects-individual-consent</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 16:22:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK6yq1XKF2xrUpxynFs9SFNnn3DQjxynn3rExvVaoH4Ct4v8cT95rsUUGkTvbABAe3zLyKGDuEy7uDZKU6NqJYUY7YiHS1VZHdBqcm4eHv8HCoGn66S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Socialists believe that the only way they can afford things is to take from others. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[They need to realize that affordability is something that grows with a free market and individual choice, not more central planning and bureaucracy. If you want to get a sense of my principles and values]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/meme/@thepholosopher/socialists-believe-that-the-only</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/meme/@thepholosopher/socialists-believe-that-the-only</guid><category><![CDATA[meme]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 01:18:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK6yq1XKF2xrUpxynFs9SFNnn3DQju5nDXkR42mYC4YvqSBXeJir9meApJfRxfu1zf4PSXoETaTA3K9N9z4J98SvkvSdrgNM8PukgCRjtmgmCssjcSa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wealth does not automatically mean exploitation. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Large businesses providing value to millions means a great reward to those who create them. If you want to get a sense of my principles and values in a succinct book, check out The Definitive Guide to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/wealth-does-not-automatically-mean</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/wealth-does-not-automatically-mean</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 02:11:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQonvFkRsaKAH39jaKNoUwtKLXMK2cgBzM22VwyZTzeDAKwcdmGjmZ8sRjFm1cN8aybgSG9sL1bPPykTV7YuXEcLnANpdZjLmUyBNnfYxUNSDtvTXJrpTUS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dave Smith and the Lie That Broke the Libertarian Internet]]></title><description><![CDATA[We go over the manipulation Dave Smith put out on us. #davesmith #partoftheproblem #potp #libertarian #ancap #mises #voluntaryism #rothbard #taxationistheft #endthefed #freedom #liberty]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/davesmith/@thepholosopher/dave-smith-and-the-lie</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/davesmith/@thepholosopher/dave-smith-and-the-lie</guid><category><![CDATA[davesmith]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 02:24:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e3SghYdXQ5tpE9Ax4zaXx45Diyp7NwYwg7p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's time to eliminate the mass theft that is the income tax.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get your own tee here: (affiliate) #politics #philosophy #capitalist #libertarian #taxationistheft #endthefed #ancap #capitalism#taxationistheft #mises #rothbard #javiermilei #freedom #liberty]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/it-s-time-to-eliminate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/it-s-time-to-eliminate</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 18:25:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFkxbnGCXnHNbt8wcgAMNP6xb3BathK3B39c1jkr6hUbxUTgSsPPNYXcqU28kE3BjSDnTpUWZ11SbAGf5SewMfjNKaDguWhQYUqwGGEUUGbcnaES?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Profit feeds people. A lack of profit leads to poverty.]]></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 #capitalism #capitalist]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/profit-feeds-people-a-lack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/profit-feeds-people-a-lack</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 02:38:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYWUoo1sAiV6GNzi6xcqDgbjfRQLKpRFJg6HRhtVndKmWfMxWyRiSDaxTEnHMfKq4nxkUDoMxjmFc1o99Tt8Mu8EtgEc7HXT3ggMfFxPjGa1mL7Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dave Smith calls for me to be murdered.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dave Smith calls for me to be murdered. Watch for yourself here: #politics #philosophy #libertarian #davesmith #endthefed #taxationistheft #ancap#freedom #mises #rothbard #capitalism #capitalist #potp]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/dave-smith-calls-for-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/dave-smith-calls-for-me</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 19:31:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45ePxoyXez7eAHaY9U6xFrXyVzbaa15BW9UQN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only one agency successfully extorts over 300 million people each year: Congress.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get your own tee here: (affiliate) #libertarian #ancap #endthefed #voluntaryism #taxationistheft #meme #liberty #freedom #rothbard #mises #congress #government #state]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/only-one-agency-successfully-extorts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/only-one-agency-successfully-extorts</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 18:53:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFkxbnGCXnHNbt8wcgAMNP6xb3BathLJL2x8LDVTbK8JLvP3tTqvEtd4vGhgXExcXFj5g3UGB6JU4bpg2VCVHTRe46SvBuKMRefoGgvwydA9vRWE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>