by Jeb Smith Capitalism began to emerge during the 14th century, as towns and the merchant class became prominent economic and political forces. During that period, the bulk of the people lived very localized lives in agrarian, self-sufficient, small villages. In this setting, the extended family and like-minded individuals, “united wholes,” as Thomas Aquinas referred … More Capitalism and the Family
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 During the Middle Ages, far more people owned enough land to provide for themselves than in modern times. The society encouraged self-sufficiency. Hilaire Belloc wrote, “Every action of medieval society…was directed towards the establishment of a state in which men should be economically free through the possession of capital and of land.” … More The Medieval Dispersion of Land
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
Practical Distributism 