Catholic Social Doctrine Could Save the Day
The Catholic tradition emphasizes a commitment to the common good, the importance of respect for every person made in the image and likeness of God.
What is Catholic Social Teaching?
Probably the main reaction that most Catholics have to the subject of Catholic social teaching is indifference or even, in some cases, hostility.
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.
Errors of Libertarian Economics
The doctrine that any person has an inalienable right to enter into any willingly agreed contract forms the bedrock of libertarian economics.
Eugenics: The War of Capitalism and Socialism Against Humanity
Most people today are under the impression that Eugenics died with Hitler, but this is not the case.
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.
The Austrian Version of the English Enclosures Part II
Having examined “Austrian scholarship” on the late Jesuit scholastics, Christopher Ferrara tackles the second part of his review of the English enclosures.
The Austrian Version of the English Enclosures
Why are the past fifty years of scholarship on the enclosures more reliable than the past two centuries of scholarship?
The Role of the State
The role of government as far as the economy is concerned is no different than its role in other facets of society: to enforce morality.
Can Mises Be Baptized?
Money flows like water for these people, usually corporate money, water largely used in an attempt to baptize Mises.
Corporation Christendom: The True School of Salamanca
Christendom, unlike “market forces,” presupposes real freedom; if man was not free and meant to be fulfilled in his freedom, Christendom would not be needed.
The Science of Economics
Just how accurate are the claims about the science of economics used to rebut the proponents of Distributism?
Economic Law and Catholic Social Doctrine Part II
The creation of an economics must be consistent with observed human behavior and with the Church's social doctrine.
Interview with Christopher A. Ferrara
Christopher Ferrara gives the Review another interview for his book The Church and the Libertarian.
A Resolved Tension
One is left with a very difficult decision when dealing with what Woods refers to as “the unresolved tension” between social teaching and economic law.