Planned Dependent Communities
Can we find ways to make communities less dependent on large employers and therefore less prone to collapse?
The Myth of Ownership
Not only do the laws of capitalism facilitate the separation of ownership from work, they also seem to separate ownership from the rights of ownership.
Il distributismo è cattolico?
Non si può separare il distributismo dal magistero cattolico più di quanto si possa separare l’originale Costituzione dagli scritti di John Locke.
Consequences
David W. Cooney examines how companies plan to evade provisioning for employee health care.
What Next to Save the Economy?
Despite the assurances of government leaders around the world that everything is getting better, signs show otherwise.
Practical Distributism and the Zombie Apocalypse
Can independently produced arts can rise up from the graveyard in which the Hollywood system would bury them?
Steps and Stumbles
David Cooney examines the steps and stumbles of Mr. Cameron's government including his unwavering support of the European Union.
Utopia
Distributists don't believe in utopia, rather in a society where the impact of corruption is mitigated, and therefore more easily corrected.
House of Cards
What we really need is a solution that focuses on the common citizen and one that helps families become financially independent.
What is the Global Economy?
The global economy is really nothing more than the dispensation of national loyalty.
The Common Good
When a community of a higher order acts, it is always to do so with a view of the common good, but what exactly is the common good?
Innovation
Will the elimination of large monopolies really stifle innovation and technological development?
The Home Mortgage
The home mortgage is the largest expense for the average family.
A Review of All the Devils Are Here
All the Devils Are Here, by Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera, is a fascinating look at the principle players who brought about the financial crisis of 2008.
Is Distributism a Form of Capitalism?
That private ownership of productive capital is essential to Distributism does not make it a form of Capitalism.
The Missing Element
The missing element is the philosophical and moral foundation that society needs overall, including in its economy.
Subsidiarity and Social Security
When distributists examine any societal issue that needs to be addressed the principle of subsidiarity should automatically kick in.
The Errors of the Economists: Usury
Usury is a concept that embodies several different ways of trying to conduct transactions that are unjust.
Is Distributism Catholic?
Is Distributism Catholic? The answer to the question is both yes and no.
Justice, Fairness and Taxation Part Four
Hilaire Belloc insisted that progressive taxation could be used to achieve wider distribution of land ownership and to prevent monopolies.