<?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[From the Mind of a Mike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sharing personal insights, one thought at a time.]]></description><link>https://www.thecapturedeconomy.net/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 17:04:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thecapturedeconomy.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Ethics of Decision Making in Public Policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[We often hear that governments should make ethical decisions.  It sounds straightforward enough.  Most people would agree that public policy ought to be fair, compassionate, and just. But what does that actually mean? Suppose a policy helps one million people while unintentionally harming ten thousand others.  Is it ethical because more people benefited than suffered?  Or is it unethical because those ten thousand paid the price for everyone else? Now suppose the people making the decision...]]></description><link>https://www.thecapturedeconomy.net/post/the-ethics-of-decision-making-in-public-policy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6893094570d5fdc372e9bcdc</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 07:50:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e147b_6b7cca9b251241438bdd1b4118b05873~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ghostdancer0</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navigating Moral Dilemmas in Contemporary Politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine two people watching the same political debate. Both are intelligent.  Both care deeply about their country.  Both believe they are defending what is right. By the end of the debate, they reach completely opposite conclusions. How is that possible? It is tempting to assume that one of them must be uninformed, irrational, or acting in bad faith.  Sometimes that may be true.  More often, however, the disagreement begins much earlier.  It begins with the moral framework through which each...]]></description><link>https://www.thecapturedeconomy.net/post/navigating-moral-dilemmas-in-contemporary-politics</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6893093970d5fdc372e9bcba</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 07:50:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e147b_9c695a36c2ae436fbf710111be0718ee~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ghostdancer0</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring Political Ideologies in Modern Society]]></title><description><![CDATA[Political ideologies are often treated like teams.  We identify ourselves with a label, defend that label, and criticize the opposing label.  Elections become contests between competing tribes, and political discussions often become little more than arguments over which side deserves to win. Yet beneath every ideology lies something far more important than the label itself. A question. Every political philosophy attempts to answer the same fundamental questions about human society.  Who...]]></description><link>https://www.thecapturedeconomy.net/post/exploring-political-ideologies-in-modern-society</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6893093870d5fdc372e9bcb8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 07:50:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e147b_3cd804cffca041c6932abdaf33da75ce~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ghostdancer0</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>