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On the Foundations of Distributism: Property, Family, Politics, Economy. Part 2

21 January, 2021

by Thomas Storck The following is the English version of part two of an article/interview by Thomas Storck, “Sui Fondamenti del Distributismo: Proprietà, Famiglia, Politica, Economia,” published in Bollettino di dottrina sociale della Chiesa, July/Sept. 2020, pp. 73-84. For information on the Italian publication, see here. Part 1 can be found here. Can you … More On the Foundations of Distributism: Property, Family, Politics, Economy. Part 2

Reflection on the US Election

8 January, 2021

In March of 2020, the United States, along with most of the rest of the world, entered a new and dark phase. It was a phase that not only revealed the ideas driving the globalist movement, but the weaknesses in the very fabric of modern societies. It has been a time of even greater division … More Reflection on the US Election

Distributism Basics: Foundational Principles

20 August, 2020

I am happy to announce the publication of my new book, Distributism Basics: Foundational Principles. This is an exploration of some of the core principles underlying the distributist idea. My previous Distributism Basics series of articles[1] was a very generalized introduction to the historical background of the modern distributist movement, with some explanations of how … More Distributism Basics: Foundational Principles

How Do the Joneses Keep Up?

25 November, 2019

by Dana Krull The following article is reprinted with permission from the Fall 2019 newsletter of the Holy Family Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry, a ministry of Holy Family Catholic Church in Columbus, Ohio. Meet Joe and Jane Jones. They’re median folks living in Central Ohio, both 39 years old with a gross annual … More How Do the Joneses Keep Up?

Three Questions on Distributism

17 October, 2019

by Joseph L. Grabowski Practical Distributism would like to thank Joseph L. Grabowski for permission to republish the following article. It was originally published on his own blog, which can be found here. Question 1 27 September, 2019 A questioner wrote to me with three questions following my recent podcast recording on Distributism, and … More Three Questions on Distributism

What is an embedded economy?

7 October, 2019

by Thomas Storck Probably nearly everyone would assent to the statement that the economy is meant to serve society, not the other way around. But despite the verbal acquiescence that would most likely be given to this statement, it is my contention that in fact for capitalist modernity most often the very opposite is true: … More What is an embedded economy?