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
“They say it is Utopian, and they are right. They say it is idealistic, and they are right. They say it is quixotic, and they are right. It deserves every name that will indicate how completely they have driven justice out of the world.” – G. K. Chesterton This article was originally published by The … More Utopia
This article was originally published by The Distributist Review on 1 August, 2012 A community of a higher order should not interfere in the internal life of a community of a lower order, depriving the latter of its functions, but rather should support it in case of need and help to co-ordinate its activity with … More The Common Good
This article was originally published by The Distributist Review on 31 July, 2011 This article has been updated since its original publication. Usury and concepts of legitimate interest are points of contention between distributists and modern economists. A lack of understanding on the difference between them, and how to determine if a particular transaction is … More The Errors of the Economists: Usury
This article was originally published by The Distributist Review on 22 May, 2011 From time to time, readers of The Distributist Review comment on how many articles we have specifically relating to Catholic teaching. There seems to be a view that the case for Distributism should be made on the basis of the economic argument … More Is Distributism Catholic?
This will undoubtedly be considered very controversial by modern capitalists. While there are other aspects of our economic society that must also be addressed, land is the foundational component of all means of production. Under capitalism, as practiced in the modern world, there is practically no limit on the accumulation of land. A single person … More How Do We Achieve the Wider Distribution of Land?
Practical Distributism 