by Thomas Storck It has sometimes been said that distributism, the economic system that promotes widely distributed productive property – whether this is owned by a single proprietor, a family, or a worker cooperative – is hostile to labor unions and the labor movement. While I do not deny that there may have been someone … More Distributism and Labor Unions
by Thomas Storck Next we come to what we term one’s competitors, that is, those producing or selling the same sort of product. Under capitalism such producers are pretty much the enemy. Though there is a certain amount of collaboration on shared concerns – such as lobbying the government on matters of interest for the … More Distributism or Capitalism: Two Ways to Work – Part 2
by Thomas Storck When human beings engage in economic activity they engage with other people. Even a gardener cultivating his own small plot has probably obtained his seeds and his tools from others and at least depends upon the larger society for the social stability that allows him to plant his garden with a reasonable … More Distributism or Capitalism: Two Ways to Work – Part 1
by Thomas Storck In the first part of this article I spoke of economic behavior as understood by mainstream neoclassical economics and provided a critique of that, pointing out in particular its failure to recognize the crucial role played by power and by human institutions in determining economic outcomes. Now how does this relate to … More Economic Law and Catholic Social Doctrine, Part Two
by Thomas Storck Since the beginning of her existence on this earth the Church of Jesus Christ has taught about both faith and morals, that is, about what we are to believe and how we should behave. Under the latter head the Church has taught much about the virtue of justice and has applied that … More Economic Law and Catholic Social Doctrine, Part One
by Thomas Storck In this article I will conclude the discussion of Centesimus Annus and bring the series on papal social teaching to an end. The fourth and longest chapter of Centesimus Annus concerns the twin truths of the right to private property, and at the same time, of the universal destination of material goods. … More Catholic Social Doctrine: St. John Paul II, Centesimus Annus, Part Two
Practical Distributism 