<?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 05:34:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/week-04/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Week 15 Reflection -- Under What Circumstances is Use of Force Okay?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Their are two schools of thought when it comes to allowing economic growth. On one hand you have coercion, where the government tells you what to do and you must follow. On the other hand]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@joshweertman/week-15-reflection-under-what-circumstances-is-use-of-force-okay</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@joshweertman/week-15-reflection-under-what-circumstances-is-use-of-force-okay</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joshweertman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2022 16:08:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgQXwsKjq9jS6Q1EZ3WVzX769QdXu4f7pn1NHqbTpW5yguBBrMPxq33eLbHuUFvGrKNvsCzjVGJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WEEK 04- Reflection]]></title><description><![CDATA[This past week, we listened to a lecture about the effects of socialism. This was a very interesting concept because the speaker drank alcoholic beverages in countries that are socialist. I think this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@awetsell/week-04-reflection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@awetsell/week-04-reflection</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[awetsell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:02:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8VvCWF1me2QeeHyVpXv5jsGiW9B1uTuXgbHBEKFB7wD5VxhPmS8GL7EphjhAsS7TX6CvNV2xJ1MnwKrMRtEWz3Hrh2xpBeeq78Dva5ziy4nbYFev?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 04 Reflection - The Effects of Socialism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source In this weeks Free Enterprise Society video, economist Benjamin Powell discusses his book, “Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World.” In the lecture, Powell]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@generalfritz14/week-04-reflection-the-effects</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@generalfritz14/week-04-reflection-the-effects</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[generalfritz14]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 17:57:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQygJ5a3PGGYDEXK37j6PqJQS49hP9J6AtiGmvvvQxQSh3QTL7P9yvPBGGmvqJhKoeQX45eAtcNSKHDYFz7pe4ECrZLt2z5vjbNqz1myPJSRRNZ5rKL826M4CczfKszsZU2tLLCPZziLbG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 04 Reflection -- Socialism really does suck!]]></title><description><![CDATA[todayifoundout.com When starting this course, I didn't really have a true idea about what socialism is and what it means for a country. But after listening to this lecture I feel I have a fair understanding]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradium/@karsonyounger/week-04-reflection-socialism-really</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradium/@karsonyounger/week-04-reflection-socialism-really</guid><category><![CDATA[gradium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[karsonyounger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 06:33:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdQ5uNohD6i8auxHCCoExYq2Qwhdq2ZsTnJXJRtXGwYsU1dhgEW2W7zfLS5MVKxq33C7f2aU1ggUiQKQe6Kc2woAT1tN6sb6RXcwKc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 04 Reflection -- The Value of Entrepreneurship in an Economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source In his presentation about the book he coauthored, Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World, Benjamin Powell made the interesting point that entrepreneurship]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@corndog2k2/week-04-reflection-the-value-of-entrepreneurship-in-an-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@corndog2k2/week-04-reflection-the-value-of-entrepreneurship-in-an-economy</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[corndog2k2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 05:41:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHE8AjsbKgaoiZ2ZxiAC2B99N41JtVxqpZwukBZi29PqAoBVoTamCKgTjzXE9yfdoUMgRDBm8WYtCUZANqeUmoUtBjPsj5hDZ1JPxL4nuM79jF8h9RsL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 04 Reflection -- Socialism and Capitalism for the Individuals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source I found socialism isn’t as attractive as many young persons understand. Socialism has an interesting concept of shared authority of production and distribution. The problem with socialism]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@grease.monkey/week-04-reflection-socialism-and-capitalism-for-the-individuals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@grease.monkey/week-04-reflection-socialism-and-capitalism-for-the-individuals</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grease.monkey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 05:34:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3bwdixL9MqQFQ8Mp1ffrukkFm4Ssp9FLP4qt7dFQoedx9uZzNhQaVPHiZPrLMmDLFtwJsQ5CNAhtXVEZYa9ytSP2g4SD4c3G1vGyZqCpmDPdvvx7YZsfGubjhC2gCLrdtSrqDqYdQrdLtC9XdgZBC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 04 Reflection-- Socialism Sucks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The beginning of the talk really resonated with me when Dr. Ben Powell said that there is a trend of college students believing that socialism is the best way to run our country as opposed to capitalism.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@nziske/week-04-reflection-socialism-sucks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@nziske/week-04-reflection-socialism-sucks</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nziske]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 05:30:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Shortcomings of Socialism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Based on the presentation given to us this week about the book Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World, I believe that the shortcomings of socialism caused]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@connortwalker1/week-04-reflection-the-shortcomings-of-socialism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@connortwalker1/week-04-reflection-the-shortcomings-of-socialism</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[connortwalker1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 05:21:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgG3SxLefkCQRLGiwS7jMUNcTazw8g5KE4YgccDur5bijDNK1T8df8TbgM1FCqqxLvhEnePjpqU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 04 Reflection - The Current Realities of Socialism around the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[The idea of Socialism has begun to gain popularity in Americans below the age of 35. Bernie Sanders has basically led this movement towards socialism. Sanders calls himself a “democratic socialist.” The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@hattiehughs14/week-04-reflection-the-current</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@hattiehughs14/week-04-reflection-the-current</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hattiehughs14]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 03:49:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56Uonaj9uz85Vp8D2z8tKjnVLRWHicdaioKLDeK8T6vqVm6ZjY6EczbUNqXASNwatz6sjA54Figtk1rv7pTTfKjaRiZjgShQQD33VMs8za9DPC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 04 Reflection -- The Different Types of Socialism]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a lecture given over the book Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World, the author discusses socialism and how people define socialism. Some people discuss how they think]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@allisonmckinney/week-04-reflection-the-different</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@allisonmckinney/week-04-reflection-the-different</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[allisonmckinney]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 03:40:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 04 Reflection- Powell's Socialism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Professor Benjamin Powell came to speak the Free Enterprise Society at Oklahoma State over his book “Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World. ” Throughout his speech he]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@alexmay2022/week-04-reflection-powell-s</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@alexmay2022/week-04-reflection-powell-s</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexmay2022]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 03:30:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnWg99NqDx6r5E8oiDehryjADE7HkcbgV57Sysz6FFp71DyhjCoF2hykyEJFSp6zEcg8JVc6YBZx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 04 -- Reflection -- Socialism Sucks]]></title><description><![CDATA[400-600 In his lecture this week for the Oklahoma State University Free Enterprise Society, Benjamin Powell talks about the book he co-wrote with Robert Lawson. 'Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink Their]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@moneybagley/week-04-reflection-socialism-sucks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@moneybagley/week-04-reflection-socialism-sucks</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[moneybagley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:59:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2Qhhdda6Qnbf3ss5tNKEg4xjvBtUZjyVqP48HZETBxKY7r6aaoJ9QCPjpSGjYzvSVnAgKYqVWc1yJC7CYwrn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 04 Response -- Socialism and Capitalism, which road to take?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source @corndog2k2 asked "What is the most optimal spot on the socialism-capitalism spectrum? Pure socialism, pure capitalism, or somewhere in between?" The definition of socialism, according]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/response/@grease.monkey/week-04-response-socialism-and-capitalism-which-road-to-take</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/response/@grease.monkey/week-04-response-socialism-and-capitalism-which-road-to-take</guid><category><![CDATA[response]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grease.monkey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 05:40:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4PYjjVwJ1Udt4Nt7qoNrp3aC3gKG7MBuTjT4xv1NcG1tLSxNTfNy1iwSvC6nM3acGvEN4VFunv64BdQBCL6TNKrMtBBkEz5LTirCRNe4Wuc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 04 response to the "One Question"]]></title><description><![CDATA[The question that is brought to my attention is the matter of who benefits when incentives disappear? In my opinion, I believe that the government and those in higher up positions benefit from taking away]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@awetsell/week-04-response-to-the-one-question</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@awetsell/week-04-response-to-the-one-question</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[awetsell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 05:26:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8VvCWF1me2QeeHyVpZkLgSdqhccZ5bF4RTRSoZam7vzrttcFFhmQdiKFAbGJMgVYY8qLsMEJs4SAHKsP3413FFiChy4HeTGWJ2f2M8HjccxJDzHt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 04 Response -- The Downside of Socialism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Economic value relating to means of production can be vastly different depending on the source of its creation. Within socialism, the means of production are controlled by the state and its]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@connortwalker1/week-02-response-the-downside-of-socialism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@connortwalker1/week-02-response-the-downside-of-socialism</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[connortwalker1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 05:20:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2jNqjhGDgC31hh7dvp4GdWiAxmxTBqqW1QMzG2YDbKZVHnfymH6vniu4EyaRsWnjLxczbx1P9uTfx6sWYC934vWiqvAsuzkr6Yi6gLXBddkAT7JTc9ukhN9kjDwEzcQB8MDbRonayvsi7BTN31AX3L493Quqjey6Lt4eADks31Neg5AJQUjbQAkuhenNQtH8ysYqH56GVvuVreXseKGNSSukTBNERtXAQAZh7vnKzfAVvSRPL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 04 Response - American Capitalism]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is in response to the question put forth by @moneybagley . "With countries and economies becoming successful using socialism, what parts of American culture keep the country capitalist?"]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@hattiehughs14/week-04-response-american-capitalism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@hattiehughs14/week-04-response-american-capitalism</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hattiehughs14]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 05:06:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6KincH1mMRDEkvcUA8XrSUXw33fnteTvgnyYg3Dtc6EAaKsWJ5JdZUPWRnSTjURTpTbNdR8TP3n2GPboyCsXArNAfhBKPyagt4pY7861dNeCjQLdCAAeQWerDd6Qy8XC6YikmFKY4Y6FRfCCjDhEB2moFumUXF9kH3pRTu1Lt8LwtjidQGaza2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 04 Response - The Venezuelan Economic Crash and How it can be Changed]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is a response to the question "What aspects of the Venezuelan crash could have been fixed or corrected with capitalist fundamental ideals?" posed by @karsonyounger The fall of Venezuela]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@generalfritz14/week-04-response-the-venezuelan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@generalfritz14/week-04-response-the-venezuelan</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[generalfritz14]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 04:47:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g73GywJLc4qya717jY4hemJ4yGThw4XQFNf93io6SarNXCERfGQASStgTHUBpF6XTvtUrLGHZ1waNv4CZiPXKS47RjQCAy8fmhBmxUQW1kv1SyzgQGMujtnpB2Tedk7USuBmUZXKJoUc6DpLKCzJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 04 One Question Response - Socialism Around the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[The question of who "benefits" in a socialist economy is kind of a hard one for me to wrap by brain around. Who really does benefit? After some thought, my immediate reaction is to say that no]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@mnkeitz/week-04-one-question-response-socialism-around-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@mnkeitz/week-04-one-question-response-socialism-around-the-world</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mnkeitz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 04:43:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUi4oa8yTU7QwSHZ29mRt9qof85ejCza2Aha2kQ8N3sXL7iiwcspeKptjwcAqGvt7YhfaW2r52fm17JHzfZ3zscB2D?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 04 Response -- Venezuelan Economic Crisis Mainly Caused by Socialist Ideals]]></title><description><![CDATA[@generalfritz14 asked, "Venezuela went from “Democratic Socialism” to “Starving Socialism”. What political events/policies went into place to lead to this collapse? Who or what is to blame?"]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@corndog2k2/week-04-response</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@corndog2k2/week-04-response</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[corndog2k2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:51:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHE8AjsbKgaoiZ2ZxiABoSFeiZxjpzeefKksFAAc4pW5na5q6jaQZzn6Vtg5GnmN165BtPuhsBMNwrGR7SSdvzXoStdjLeSYEtoYLNdFGEnReFVFySWr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 04 Reflection -- Is US Capitalism Really that Free When 13% Live in Poverty?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source I thought that Lawson and Powell’s idea to use beer as a judge of different country's freedom was very creative. Good beer, both domestic and imported, is something we often take for granted]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@julie.blank14/week-04-reflection-is-us-capitalism-really-that-free-when-13percent-live-in-poverty</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@julie.blank14/week-04-reflection-is-us-capitalism-really-that-free-when-13percent-live-in-poverty</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[julie.blank14]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2022 22:06:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZKAnByaATz1sErdB165jUeTAdyaTod4MXd5vmcay94wPF5CDf9wy6ZweYtm4kEK3vyYmJdUEtZcjjDAHXWrFSYWWgyLrQdsBKJMNMU3daiWP5hXdNBn3Qm2e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>