<?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, 09 May 2026 03:44:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/sowell/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><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[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[A common misconception.]]></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 #meme #unschool]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/a-common-misconception</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/a-common-misconception</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 23:51:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE39wnVYv47EAMFVwAxea8N8uthrf18mA6ac5aPGQ1PS3L3Xv8LfJzahf4iphSLa1tgoJU4XoAyMroaifuYqkuqD1msDWsswxbf2mri3qjcnxwzW?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[Anti-Socialist.]]></title><description><![CDATA["Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it." - Thomas Sowell Get your own tee here: P.S. If you want to get a sense of my principles]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/anti-socialist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/anti-socialist</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2022 13:40:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdpBpBq5nkkd6q9ByyyPyjqFHrDmyycgz8xcz6gvNAbpKrvHr3icXWrr3uKLT1ixbaScWEdKZanPiWBDcBTE1rZQFoUBqBFUhQz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equal ... 'discrimination']]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@libertygraphics/equal-discrimination</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@libertygraphics/equal-discrimination</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[libertygraphics]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2022 01:00:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPbVwwwJRn4Mc2skLTnefK14bDKVuBcA1orTZP5uA1K81G7evffQLrkdNnjurj8X32mQPRiy59BRUNGN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Share this post. Wake up the world.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Look up everything here and you'll finally understand why government is not the solution to life's problems: Operation Timber Sycamore Operation Fast and Furious MKUltra COINTELPRO Bilderberg Group Bohemian]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/conspiracy/@thepholosopher/share-this-post-wake-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/conspiracy/@thepholosopher/share-this-post-wake-up</guid><category><![CDATA[conspiracy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2022 03:56:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYWUoo1sAiV6GNzi6xcqDWHxUVbJUfj8S9J2fw7ghrzUmZn3R4hevGUAK8Fj3pwb61aQytA2EtbsbWi2jTmvSLXs7MDQp3Eia597ptiZhrU478KQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's the printing and the spending.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A good reminder to check out Dr. Newman's book, CRONYISM over at: #cronyism #libertarian #history #americanhistory #taxationistheft]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/inflation/@thepholosopher/it-s-the-printing-and</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/inflation/@thepholosopher/it-s-the-printing-and</guid><category><![CDATA[inflation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2022 20:22:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHT5Fvr9KYC2ckcJeTNPxSHwBGG4zr8fggdZEK6F1FN3hCrUENcumP3JFbcUB1YxQvSVdjWEou3LNWf8TAAYAKPBCiAVWrWyuCNsqmsjfTD94zajr4V4dWEu8YfzcDNpW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't hurt people and don't take their stuff.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A seemingly simple concept, especially with young kids who are taught the golden rule. Yet, adults keep making excuses to this when it's done through "government." There is no exception though,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/don-t-hurt-people-and</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/don-t-hurt-people-and</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2022 16:52:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFkxbnGCXnHNbt8wcgAMNP6xb3BathJtRWuhq1V61ik6ec85Gj5svCDnNGAUpvUWteYZENNgEZ7dYnjRZd6nBdj26N5pwLub4Yn24shydrii7ver?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[But who will build the roads?]]></title><description><![CDATA[MUH ROADS! One of the most common exclamations after someone hears, "Taxation is theft!" If you want to understand how roads can operate in a free market, read Walter Block's book, The Privatization]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/but-who-will-build-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/but-who-will-build-the</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:02:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFkxbnGCXnHNbt8wcgAMNP6xb3BathJh7BMGVJAZHLwtCLiEzt5ZjqLNRhTGiMgQ15NCTzeYQFphtPuuiZWybbbn9ssX6rg7hmvZaa1PcGSy7ZaW?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 want to preserve liberty, you have to start thinking outside the false left-right paradigm.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get your own tee here: #libertarian #ancap #mises #libertarians #taxationistheft]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/if-you-want-to-preserve</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/if-you-want-to-preserve</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:46:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PiNwC4SZeLRsDFv3mBC6XahWxoQqfHeDErEiwpFzdPBdsCXkF6fmxJapJ9J2ejZrUqeAejERmv8HMyN92nWNVMBjTY2QkJZdMzn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you learn what the Federal Reserve Really Does...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn for yourself by reading G. Edward Griffin's, "The Creature from Jekyll Island" here: (affiliate) P.S. Check out my latest music video taking on the tyrannical mandates here: #endthefed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/endthefed/@thepholosopher/when-you-learn-what-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/endthefed/@thepholosopher/when-you-learn-what-the</guid><category><![CDATA[endthefed]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2022 14:58:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQygJ5a3PGGYDEXK37j6PqJQS49hP9J6Fvi936bNQh4GF35LyHP4wF6Bfx9E5awNvHsLU3xxaCDoBV2SdmfucaFf1nNPbQEDLGitbmAFXHK1JmuKgeCvowKhVGU8iaYpBaabco8KwAwcMt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taxation was always theft. Make it so on the books again.]]></title><description><![CDATA[No group of people can ethically claim a unilateral right to your property by default of your existence. Those people calling themselves "The State" were born here on this planet, just like you.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/taxationistheft/@thepholosopher/taxation-was-always-theft-make</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/taxationistheft/@thepholosopher/taxation-was-always-theft-make</guid><category><![CDATA[taxationistheft]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2022 15:44:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE39wnVYv47EAMFVwAxea8NY1tnqTiacw1fgurJpo91JBWJ1bF6mivw1ihdwAX1qhpJ8VBTczP1Jh3wbjzaUQbC1QCJXuoczza8HS9FPJ76LrwDY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now that's a beautiful sight!]]></title><description><![CDATA[#abolishtheatf #taxationistheft #libertarian #abolishthensa #endthewarondrugs]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/now-that-s-a-beautiful-679d6edbf94bf</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/now-that-s-a-beautiful-679d6edbf94bf</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2021 00:57:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9pTM4p5jhsRTWenb52uow1awEkWR1v2vwifGpu8BiYSSKT6UCiY1sRCqkigxVgX72VPpJJvgHjiZ6VN2ypMrj1Wa5tiY6J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The state has no "authority."]]></title><description><![CDATA["Authority" imposed by people calling themselves "the state" is no authority at all. It is just a mafia pretending to be a charity while systematizing theft. Get your own tee here:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/the-state-has-no-authority</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/the-state-has-no-authority</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2021 15:25:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4Zprmd2GeHJWutPZGwYboYWVPM3aKg4wEfTSqLNxyjBTjqnpDTkKUFqVh53f83JvyYvgtnGMeECqPgQ4sd3HFL2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The government gives only what they first took from you.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remember: Nothing the government gives you is "free." It comes from the taxes forced upon you and the debt foisted upon your children. Get your own tee here: P.S. Check out my latest music video]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/the-government-gives-only-what</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/the-government-gives-only-what</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2021 17:24:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE39wnVYv47EAMFVwAxea8Pic81q91HHiUJSoyKFthY1jjVWdWxuogAeUfSMW8Cr4bo3S4nbz8XBa44eE7dxtKbPp71by26jXvf7SUYqDpy9syGJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't get confused about the true nature of their actions.]]></title><description><![CDATA[#taxationistheft #libertarian #ancap #voluntaryism #rothbard]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/taxationistheft/@thepholosopher/don-t-get-confused-about</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/taxationistheft/@thepholosopher/don-t-get-confused-about</guid><category><![CDATA[taxationistheft]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2021 15:58:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQonvFkRsaKAH39jaKNoUwtKLXMK2cgTgnrZe26BKTh9ZS7s9GTdcCx8uiNfEXT5LHqS6Sp6wf2JEzW98TWyZJtr8cQVkNrKvrDF7Bc4ft4uw148HcbCDa6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[They will all know THE TRUTH at THANKSGIVING!]]></title><description><![CDATA[#taxationistheft #libertarian #ancap #tomwoods #rothbard]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thanksgiving/@thepholosopher/they-will-all-know-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thanksgiving/@thepholosopher/they-will-all-know-the</guid><category><![CDATA[thanksgiving]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2021 15:15:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmEzNYtqbGEDRek5dctwU2EckVZHEGTN3fuTPZeU5gMT3DED3e6Fh1ys6dYxk4oqfRxfic3gP9JqMF1G4c2LqmwReVeiSkm8isvckdavHgKBrPYhRJRoiP6wbUXdwCsBFaNkjwMNR4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>