First International Course on Distributism
21 September, 2025
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The Distributist System, Catholicism, J.R.R. Tolkien, And His Distributist Hobbits
10 June, 2025
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
Addressing your Local Community: An interview with Chattanooga Civics
2 February, 2023
One thing that distributists are often asked is how we can begin to move toward a more distributist society. What are things that we can do now, in our current political and economic environment, to at least nudge society in what we consider to be a better direction. A lot of our response has been … More Addressing your Local Community: An interview with Chattanooga Civics
Distributism and "Preppers"
14 April, 2022
Distributists emphasize personal and local economic independence as the foundation of personal, political, and economic freedom. For nearly one hundred years, we have been saying that society overall needs to move away from our dependence, not only dependence on big government, but also on big business. As long as we continue to accept these things, … More Distributism and "Preppers"
Distributism at the Catholic Economics Roundtable
4 November, 2021
The following opening statement was given at the “Catholic Economics Roundtable” livestream hosted by Michael Lofton on 23 January 2021. It can be viewed on the Reason and Theology YouTube channel[1] and is available as a podcast on The Tradistae Podcast on Podbean.[2] Hello, my name is Thomas Hackett.* I am a Catholic Worker, currently … More Distributism at the Catholic Economics Roundtable
Subsidiarity, COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates, and Testing Mandates
23 September, 2021
I would like to apologize for the delay in getting articles posted lately. There have been several factors for this. One of those will be the topic of this post. This article will consist of a series of letters between my employer and myself regarding a vaccine mandate issued by the governor of my state … More Subsidiarity, COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates, and Testing Mandates
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