Articles by David W. Cooney
This article was originally published on The Distributist Review on 4 February, 2012 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. It reveals the motives and mistakes made over the course of a decade by those … More A Review of All the Devils Are Here
This article was originally published on The Distributist Review Please note: some of the video clips linked in this article contain profanity.The stock market continues to fluctuate wildly on Wall Street. “Occupy” protests continue even in the face of increasingly stronger official resistance and a continued lack of any actual direction for the movement as … More The Missing Element
This article was originally published by The Distributist Review on 31 July, 2011 This article has been updated since its original publication. Usury and concepts of legitimate interest are points of contention between distributists and modern economists. A lack of understanding on the difference between them, and how to determine if a particular transaction is … More The Errors of the Economists: Usury
This article was originally published by The Distributist Review on 22 May, 2011 From time to time, readers of The Distributist Review comment on how many articles we have specifically relating to Catholic teaching. There seems to be a view that the case for Distributism should be made on the basis of the economic argument … More Is Distributism Catholic?
This article was originally published by The Distributist Review on 24 April, 2011 I would like to wrap up this series with an examination of a few more types of taxation. Keep in mind, that this series is not intended to be exhaustive. It is intended to open the door to discussion by presenting ideas … More Justice, Fairness and Taxation, Part Four
This article was originally published by The Distributist Review on 11 April, 2011 When distributists advocate the institution of local guilds to eliminate monopoly, some supporters of maintaining the monopolistic status quo claim that doing this would result in lower quality, fewer options for the consumer and higher prices. One reader claimed that the real … More Capitalist Monopolies vs. Distributist Guilds
Practical Distributism 