Economics is a field of study that has been researched and refined for centuries. Those seeking to learn about economics can readily find educational courses and other materials to learn all about it. You might think that, of all things, a basic introduction to the field is hardly necessary at this point. So why would … More Economics: An Alternative Introduction
We apologize for the late notice on this, but if you get it on time and are interested… On Thursday September 19th @6pm PT via Zoom the Cascadia ASP Committee is hosting a talk by Thomas Storck entitled, “What is Distributism and What Does it Tell us About Economics?”. He will be covering the subject … More Thomas Storck giving a Talk on Distributism
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
Marcel De Corte was a 20th century Belgian philosopher whose thought had considerable kinship with distributism. He championed an organic civilization rooted in the concrete and recognized the totalizing tendencies in modern systems of thought, both socialist and capitalist. Recently Arouca Press in Waterloo, Ontario has published translations of two of De Corte’s books, Intelligence … More Marcel De Corte
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
One thing that distributists are often asked is how we can begin to move toward a more distributist society. What are things that we can do now, in our current political and economic environment, to at least nudge society in what we consider to be a better direction. A lot of our response has been … More Addressing your Local Community: An interview with Chattanooga Civics
Practical Distributism 