22 May, 2011

Is Distributism Catholic?


This article was originally published by
on 22 May, 2011


24 April, 2011

Justice, Fairness and Taxation, Part Four

This article was originally published by
The Distributist Review on 24 April, 2011

I would like to wrap up this series with an examination of a few more types of taxation. Keep in mind, that this series is not intended to be exhaustive. It is intended to open the door to discussion by presenting ideas for consideration. I do not pretend to provide the definitive “Distributist view” on taxation. It is a complex topic and there can be legitimate differences of opinion while staying true to the idea of Distributism.

24 January, 2011

Economic Law and Catholic Social Doctrine, Part Two


In the first part of this article I spoke of economic behavior as understood by mainstream neoclassical economics and provided a critique of that, pointing out in particular its failure to recognize the crucial role played by power and by human institutions in determining economic outcomes. Now how does this relate to Catholic social teaching? Does it recognize these factors?