Achieving Distributism – Part III


by David W. Cooney There are two social foundations of distributism; decentralized political authority according to the principles of subsidiarity, and the wide-spread private ownership of productive property. When established, these foundations will result in greater freedom for individuals and families throughout society in general and a more stable national economy supported by strong local … More Achieving Distributism – Part III

The Laws of Economics


One response to my Distributism Basics article on the Science of Economics was the assertion that economics can be studied apart from ethics. According to critics of the article, I was incorrectly attempting to join two topics that don’t necessarily go together. These critics at least seemed to agree that ethics did apply to economic … More The Laws of Economics

Distributism and Anarchy


Given distributism’s insistence that government cannot interfere in the internal life of the family, and that higher levels of government cannot interfere in things that are properly the role of lower levels of government, and that things like charity are properly the role of family, church, and local organizations, can we say that distributists are … More Distributism and Anarchy