This article was originally published by The Distributist Review on 17 November, 2010 Some of us begin to catch glimpses of saner principles, reflected in the Catholic social teaching and in Distributism (and elsewhere), but we have no idea how to approach these ideals in our day-to-day lives. The ideal appears to be something quite … More Where Does One Begin?
This article was originally published by The Distributist Review on 8 November, 2010 In Part I of this article, I pointed out that a purpose of the Keynesian redistribution of wealth was to keep the engine of Capitalism working. It’s adherents advocate it from a sincere belief that this is the best way to help … More Justice, Fairness and Taxation, Part Two
This article was originally published by The Distributist Review on 1 November, 2010 John Médaille’s recent article on the “Fair Tax” stirred up quite a conversation on the nature and acceptability of methods of taxation in relation to distributist principles. Although some of the controversy was due to a misunderstanding of his actual views, distributists … More Justice, Fairness and Taxation, Part One
by Thomas Storck In this article I will conclude the discussion of Centesimus Annus and bring the series on papal social teaching to an end. The fourth and longest chapter of Centesimus Annus concerns the twin truths of the right to private property, and at the same time, of the universal destination of material goods. … More Catholic Social Doctrine: St. John Paul II, Centesimus Annus, Part Two
This article was originally published on The Distributist Review What’s wrong with free trade and outsourcing? Nothing, according to most capitalists. There is a contingent of populist capitalists who argue that we are harming, if not losing, our economic and political independence with such practices, but they are openly mocked and scoffed at by the majority … More What’s Wrong with Free Trade and Outsourcing?
by Thomas Storck In this article I will begin the discussion of Centesimus Annus, the latest social encyclical, written to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of Rerum Novarum, and issued on May 1, 1991. In some quarters Centesimus was hailed as a new direction in papal social teaching, and even as a repudiation of past doctrine. … More Catholic Social Doctrine: St. John Paul II, Centesimus Annus, Part One
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