The Distributist Schoolmaster
The distributist is fully justified in supporting anything that defends the domestic and individual organization of mankind.
The Distributist Thinking of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
When Solzhenitsyn dismissed Western social and economic policies as false alternatives to Communism, the Russian dissident found himself alone.
Usury: Part II
If application of usury teaching was difficult in the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, it is certainly more so today.
A Potential Step in the Right Direction
Mr. Cameron's “Big Society” initiative seeks to divest responsibilities and authorities and transfer them to the local level.
Usury: Profit On A Loan
Usury is the sin of charging a profit or gain for the loan of something which is consumed in use such as money.
Distributism and Campaign Finance Reform
It's campaign time again in the U.S. How political campaigns are financed is a hot topic that will lead major parties to accuse the other of bad practice.
Armani and the Angels
Armani seems to be winning the debate. “American Gothic” is replaced by “Armani Gothic.”
On Political Economy
the application of unchecked political economy to the hours of labour must be met and checked by a moral condition.
The Catholic Church and the Principle of Private Property
The right to property in material things is a moral right, attaching not only to the community, but to families, and to individuals.
Capitalismo o socialismo, convento o serrallo
"Decir que debemos tener socialismo o capitalismo es como decir que debemos optar porque todos los hombres entren en los conventos y unos pocos tengan harenes."
Human Machinery
When Freud expressed all human emotion and activity in terms of sexual activity he disproved himself either a psychologist or a philosopher.
The Place of Guilds in A Distributist Economy
We might begin our consideration of guilds by asking some basic questions about the economy: What is an economy for?
A Time to Rebuild on Firmer Foundations III
Just price theory is not solely a matter of divine law; it is part of the natural law as evidenced by the fact that even pagan Roman law recognized it.
Being American and Catholic
The tensions between the City of God and the City of Man take on a different form for modern American Catholics.
The Economists Are Beginning to Crack
The small crack in the faith of modern economists is just the first step in a long journey to seeing what is truly necessary for economic stability.
A Time to Rebuild on Firmer Foundations II
Liberal Catholics who hold Capitalism to be an article of the faith love property, believing that it proves that the Church supports the Capitalist ethic.
The Transformation of Socialism
Socialism is one of the simplest ideas in the world. At one time I agreed with Socialism, because it was simple. Now I disagree with Socialism, because it is too simple.
Une réponse distributiste aux problèmes de la France
C’est là que pourrait intervenir une perspective distributiste. Celle-ci reposerait au moins sur deux principes.
Where Are the Poor?
If our consciences were aroused, how much could we not do, even those of most modest income, in the way of helping the poor.
The Education of E.F. Schumacher
Few realized when "Small is Beautiful" was published that E.F. Schumacher’s economic theories were underpinned by solid religious foundations.