by David W. Cooney Here’s a sobering thought. If we were to actually pay for what the government provides, our taxes would be almost doubled. The purpose of this article is not to address the issue of deficit spending or the government debt. I am also not addressing the level of government spending for those … More Your Tax Dollars
by David W. Cooney At the beginning of his term as Prime Minister, David Cameron unveiled a program called the “Big Society.” The idea is to decentralize both legislative and tax authority from the central government and make them more local. Geographically, this plan goes beyond the states of the United Kingdom, and even beyond … More Devolution
According to an exchange between Chris Hayes and Brian Murphy on MSNBC, small government, by which they mean local municipal government, is actually worse than large government. Referencing an article from New York Magazine, they say that local government is worse because it is less accountable to the citizens. Let’s examine their reasons for saying … More Is Small Government the Worst Government?
As a distributist, I advocate for engaging in economic activity that is as local as possible, or at least practical. By doing this, you are helping to stabilize the local economy by keeping the circulation of currency – the representation of the economic value of within society – within its boundaries. When profits are kept … More Beef! Is it what's for dinner?
With its emphasis on local economy, local markets, local farms, local government and, maybe most of all, guilds, would it be fair to say that distributists are longing for a return to the way things were in the medieval era? Are distributists merely a group of anachronistic dreamers with romantic views of medieval life, not … More Distributism and Medieval Romanticism
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
Practical Distributism 