<?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 15:16:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/week-15/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[WEEK 15 Reflection ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, we got to watch a lecture given by Dr. Antony Davies. He discusses coercion and cooperation. One of the examples that Davies gave is that in Philadelphia, the law makers wanted to reduce the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@awetsell/week-15-reflection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@awetsell/week-15-reflection</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[awetsell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:48:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCQuQ4299tcmsEks8jU3fjWCsqucy9vUWKjLXrEDCHyfHwRxdwx6s6piJuxZptzXcXo9xhvguezT9vTdbS36X2cNZtWtMAsKrFnv6ZFW5vKZYi2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 15 Reflection -- Coercion vs. Cooperation]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a lecture given by Dr. Antony Davies, he discusses the difference between cooperation and coercion and how every human interaction is by either of these two methods. Cooperation is when society joins]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@allisonmckinney/week-15-reflection-coercion-vs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@allisonmckinney/week-15-reflection-coercion-vs</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[allisonmckinney]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 04:04:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvZzmfd8KNkM2umyCuhnE4zd4Fsz9x5vFrkb3xywXE22iFWA1U3TB8ioy93V1kHo6udsxBroXD9EAzXf8S829cjGJw2yanu7iXvoyhEN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 15 Reflection: The fine line of coercion and cooperation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Davies is an economist who came to speak at OSU over the instances of coercion by the government. To start, when thinking of coercion, I never thigh of it as Davies introduced. When defining coercion,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@alexmay2022/week-15-reflection-the-fine</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@alexmay2022/week-15-reflection-the-fine</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexmay2022]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 03:56:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 15 Reflection-- Under What Circumstance is the Use of Force (i.e. Coercion) Okay?]]></title><description><![CDATA[My thought during the entirety of Dr. Antony Davies's talk was that coercion kind of sounds like communism. I know that that is kind of a stretch, but it sounds quite similar when he defines it as someone]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/vyb/@nziske/week-15-reflection-under-what</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/vyb/@nziske/week-15-reflection-under-what</guid><category><![CDATA[vyb]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nziske]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 03:43:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNcpxUY3eyBU7RXy9LmXLpoFxc2GHYmMfmZoYY6dhdF9x3HX8urwBJsBbqYwpkqSLbd4EfuY9u2ZaMHGie8y6cMGiCH6pWZqW4CU6saR2BueiA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 15 Reflection -- Regulation and Influence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source I thought that Dr. Davies gave a good presentation on how it is difficult for governmental coercion to work as intended very often, and how cooperation is often a better solution. But there]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@corndog2k2/week-15-reflection-regulation-and-influence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@corndog2k2/week-15-reflection-regulation-and-influence</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[corndog2k2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 23:37:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHE8AjsbKgaoiZ2ZxiApSLPbt57FCqmqod3k3CsXs8e2dhaTUsYy4pu52LrKwTqTowCZMZsXuDwuUP9KayJZqg95Pbdo2LZsgunphPW3R8rqmawV2pq4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 15 -- Reflection -- Under What Circumstances is the Use of Force (i.e. Coercion) Okay?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The reflection this week is over a talk by Dr. Antony Davies for the Free Enterprise Society at Oklahoma State University. The talk is titled "Cooperation & Coercion". 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He gave many examples of when government coercion took place not only in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@generalfritz14/week-15-reflection-the-uneven</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@generalfritz14/week-15-reflection-the-uneven</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[generalfritz14]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 21:54:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRnQt6V6gjbhfVYEwpEewkDAoTUNZayCTpMHe1CKhUFp9wVFhtueGE8Ee9g5qTPY5rym8BJLaFFoVn8eseiudYKUMa6rCpEnwoZFnsSQs1cXufXUMBvGhDfhpLb87Mt118hftcHEs6JTwUfu9rXz4oNFFNaB2gn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 15 Reflection Paper - Coercion and Cooperation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever since I was a child, I've had a hard time when thinking about politics and the labels they carry. 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I think that the answer to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@generalfritz14/week-15-response-should-police</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@generalfritz14/week-15-response-should-police</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[generalfritz14]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 19:47:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVqFVvkXVUAoCnJ1v1VgroFt8gEbR89XpUJyBTRMs8mHvBAZ2vrDjvTz1iQd8xauWgdEv9pXaMWQGzcauCX4kDrkFkcsJHpWwGwbZDYTKC5NsM3GfSBbR453ifRsinbw8UF5Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 15 One Question Response - Coercion and Cooperation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the past semester, I very strongly believe that my opinions and stances on a lot of subjects have been expanded. 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I think that forcing people to do anything makes them want to rebel more.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@awetsell/week-15-response</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@awetsell/week-15-response</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[awetsell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 01:16:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8VvCWF1me2QeeHyWRgUsMTsUVuQvAHNbe6PjGPje5Mi9npCarXpRzixUidBHREco8ftp237ZXoya17qh3ncJgkECRwzAcUkuFMeX1QJY416r4LRc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 15 Response -- Difference Between Regulation and Coercion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source @awetsell asked, "Would you say that regulation and coercion are the same thing? If not the same thing, do they have similarities?" 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What are some examples of private]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@generalfritz14/week-15-questions-under-what</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@generalfritz14/week-15-questions-under-what</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[generalfritz14]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 02:15:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/yX2kCPo1MLytUFn93tTfydcR5KiRwJVqP8PqgKB9krVmhos98P1h3CJzva6BvrhJD8wGzHS7g6MU5WfJkAZXfnZ9HFyFpVFxoAX2CfrbeXWx4AtDqmwHNK17oAgFPCS2dAfXu6fmdsCeyuAEnrdLAvs1eguyFuaig7iJxLXiztncwudmRgfCN927eCxkdLggwM1WqtSwhkAa8N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 15 -- Discussion Questions -- Under What Circumstances is the Use of Force (i.e. Coercion) Okay?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What are the pitfalls of coercion when used in a military situation? Can more positives come out of coercion than negatives? Has the United States used coercion for the greater good before? 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