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The Distributist System, Catholicism, J.R.R. Tolkien, And His Distributist Hobbits

10 June, 2025

by Jeb Smith What Is Distributism Socialism and capitalism are not at war with each other—they are in cahoots with each other. They have formed that unholy alliance, the servile state—big government propped up by big business, and big business propped up by big government.-Dale Ahlquist, et al., The Hound of Distributism: A Solution for … More The Distributist System, Catholicism, J.R.R. Tolkien, And His Distributist Hobbits

Localism

20 December, 2024

Earlier this year, Dale Ahlquist of the Society of G. K. Chesterton and Michael Warren Davis of The American Conservative presented a book titled Localism: Coming Home to Catholic Social Teaching. The Society of G. K. Chesterton has proposed using Localism as a new name for the Distributist movement. While I don’t agree with completely … More Localism

Jobs and Elections

1 August, 2024

It is election season once again in the United States. This means that the two major parties will be vociferously attacking each others’ policies and claims of achievements in order to try and win votes. Due to the recent economic situation in the US, I expect that various claims about jobs will be made by … More Jobs and Elections

The Prosperity Gospel

9 December, 2023

Are you wondering what you can give this Christmas? I recommend Thomas Storck’s latest book, The Prosperity Gospel published by TAN Books. In it, he lays out the story of its subtitle: “How greed and bad philosophy distorted Christ’s teaching.” While this book mainly addresses this in the United States, it also applies to much … More The Prosperity Gospel

Buildings, Babies, and Changing Our Thinking

7 August, 2023

by Thomas Storck Although there are still quite a number of people clinging to the idea that the world is afflicted by a crisis of overpopulation, those who are aware of the statistics know better. In fact, a demographic collapse seems much more likely than a crisis of too many people. Keeping in mind the … More Buildings, Babies, and Changing Our Thinking