by Thomas Storck Probably nearly everyone would assent to the statement that the economy is meant to serve society, not the other way around. But despite the verbal acquiescence that would most likely be given to this statement, it is my contention that in fact for capitalist modernity most often the very opposite is true: … More What is an embedded economy?
The issue of the homeless in society is starting to get more attention in the news in the United States. Unfortunately, I suspect that this is only because of the upcoming presidential election. It would be unfair to say that this issue gets no attention at other times, but it does seem to me that … More The Homeless
When President Trump chose to impose tariffs on China, there were various reactions. Some economic schools praised him because they believe tariffs will improve the American job market in those industries currently heavily outsourced to Chinese labor. Free market libertarians, typically representing the Austrian school of economics, berated him because they believe tariffs are terrible … More What They All Get Wrong About Tariffs
The following is the English version of an interview with Thomas Storck by MartinBürger of Catholic News Agency, Germany, published with the title, Distributismus: Die bessere Alternative zu Kapitalismus und Sozialismus? Ein Gespräch mit Thomas Storck Bürger: What exactly is distributism? How is it defined? Storck: Probably the best definition of distributism is that offered … More Distributism: the Better Alternative to Capitalism and Socialism?
LETTER TO MY EUROPEAN CORELIGIONISTS by Thomas Storck This article is a slight revision of “Lettre d’un catholique américain à ses amis français et européens,” published in L’Homme Nouveau, no. 1675, 24 November 2018, pp. 12-13. Although Anglo-Saxon North America began as simply an extension of Europe, settled entirely by Europeans – aside from African … More A New Coca-Colonization?
Race Matthews, Australian distributist and author of Jobs of Our Own, has published a new book titled Of Labour and Liberty. Please spread the word about this book! Here is a flyer you can download to post and share!
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