The Common Good

Fratelli Tutti and the Good Samaritan Society

Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis’s recent encyclical on “fraternity and social friendship,” will generate work for theologians for some time. Continue Reading »

23 Oct 2020

Defend Us From Ideology

by C. C. Pecknold

Only a philosophically coherent account of the American common good will save us from our descent into ideological incoherence.
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8 May 2020

False Notions of the Common Good

by C. C. Pecknold

Human dignity can only be truly defended by embracing the primacy of the common good. Continue Reading »

23 Apr 2020

Common Good Conservatism In Action

by Terry Schilling

As the new year begins, conservative lawmakers in numerous states have started a fresh attempt to push back against the LGBT agenda. Continue Reading »

17 Feb 2020

Is China a Model of the Common Good?

by Matthew Schmitz

The common good is not a euphemism for tyranny, and oppression is not a synonym for order. Continue Reading »

26 Nov 2019

Rubio's Common Good Capitalism

by Emile A. Doak

Senator Marco Rubio is thinking beyond mere macroeconomic metrics to place human dignity at the core of America’s political economy. Continue Reading »

6 Nov 2019

Currency and the Common Good

by Peter J. Leithart

Currency is an index of our need for one another, but can pose a danger to the polis when it becomes an object of desire in itself. Continue Reading »

16 Aug 2019