by Jeb Smith 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 Our Social and Economic … More Let’s Play Monopoly: Capitalist vs Socialist
by Jeb Smith Whenever I hear politicians, government educators, advertisers, media types and the like tell young Americans to “go find themselves,” I always wonder why. What is behind it, what is this perspective seemingly unique to white liberal societies, and what is the intent to push it on youth? It is much more than … More Find Yourself?
When usury is discussed in our times, the typical assumption is that usury refers to the charging of interest on a loan of money. While this is the most common form of usury, this is not sufficient for a definition or an understanding of what usury truly is. I’ve presented a more detailed description of … More Modern forms of Usury
Originally published in The Chesterton Review, spring/summer 2025. David Hunt, Something for Nothing? An Explanation and Defence of the Scholastic Position on Usury. Lincoln, Nebraska: Os Justi Press, 2024. 133 pages, including bibliography. $26.95 cloth. $17.95 paper. $14.95 e-book by Thomas Storck For about two hundred years the question of usury has slept a deep … More Something for Nothing? A review by Thomas Storck
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
A Review by Thomas Storck First published in The Chesterton Review, Volume 50, Issue 3/4, Fall/Winter 2024 Alexander Salter’s recent book on distributism and its relationship with political economy is a welcome sign of interest on the part of academic economists in distributism. Salter is generally sympathetic to what he calls the socio-economic goals of … More The Political Economy of Distributism: Property, Liberty and the Common Good
Practical Distributism 