An Anthem for Postliberals

by Peter J. Leithart

Chesterton's “O God of Earth and Altar” condemns the corruptions of money in a market that puts a vulgar price tag on the priceless. Continue Reading »

6 Dec 2019

Distributism is not Agrarianism

by Peter Blair

If distributism is unpersuasive it is in part because its defenders have so often conflated it with agrarianism. Continue Reading »

30 May 2014

Why Is Distributism So Intolerable?

by Gregory Pine, O.P.

Arguments for Distributism have become predictable. Most include an historical homage to long established tradition: Look for mention of guilds, agrarian reform, and Aristotle’s theory of the polis. Catholic authors typically proceed to locate their claims in the magisterial teaching of modern Catholic Social Teaching: Look for mentions of Rerum novarum or any one of the subsequent encyclicals, which commemorate its anniversary (see here, p. 42ff.). Next, there are the literary sources, which can be mined for any number of bombastic or polemical gems. Chesterbelloc can always be depended upon to deal one’s opponent a good drubbing. And yet, the appeal to tradition, magisterial teachings, and some of the best contrarians of the age leave most unmoved. Continue Reading »

28 May 2014