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What They All Get Wrong About Tariffs

21 August, 2019

When President Trump chose to impose tariffs on China, there were various reactions. Some economic schools praised him because they believe tariffs will improve the American job market in those industries currently heavily outsourced to Chinese labor. Free market libertarians, typically representing the Austrian school of economics, berated him because they believe tariffs are terrible … More What They All Get Wrong About Tariffs

A New Coca-Colonization?

10 December, 2018

LETTER TO MY EUROPEAN CORELIGIONISTS by Thomas Storck This article is a slight revision of “Lettre d’un catholique américain à ses amis français et européens,” published in L’Homme Nouveau, no. 1675, 24 November 2018, pp. 12-13. Although Anglo-Saxon North America began as simply an extension of Europe, settled entirely by Europeans – aside from African … More A New Coca-Colonization?

Of Labour and Liberty

5 March, 2018

Race Matthews, Australian distributist and author of Jobs of Our Own, has published a new book titled Of Labour and Liberty. Please spread the word about this book! Here is a flyer you can download to post and share!

The Praise of Impracticality

15 February, 2018

by Maciek Wąs One of the main – and the oldest – charges raised against distributism is that it is “impractical”; at least as far as I know the case. In my personal experience I have encountered this obstacle hundreds and hundreds of times. In most cases, when I try to convince somebody to become … More The Praise of Impracticality

Reasoned Voting – Part 2

18 August, 2016

In their attempts to convince others to vote for a particular candidate, many people are using arguments that invoke the fundamental principles of reason from the philosophical sciences. Unfortunately, many of these invocations use these arguments in an improper way. I addressed some of the most common in a recent article titled Reasoned Voting. I … More Reasoned Voting – Part 2

The significance of the choice for Vice President of the United States of America

25 July, 2016

After many months of fear mongering and mud-slinging, the two major political parties in the U.S. have chosen their candidates for President, and those candidates have announced their choice of “running mate.” The narrative in each party is now to set aside internal differences and band together to defeat the other party. Given the role … More The significance of the choice for Vice President of the United States of America