In this somewhat unusual episode, Levi R has some harsh words for the Anti-Distributists. Distributism was an attempt to apply the social teaching of the Church to the problems of the early 20th century. It has a ton of great ideas, some of which are very useful today. The most important thing is that you form your economic policy perspectives around Church teaching, rather than the other way around. Unfortunately, there are far too many Catholics who insist on doing the latter. This episode is a response to them.

The Levis talk about the importance of prioritizing family and reasons why doing so is so difficult in the modern world.

Levi R and Levi B discuss agricultural policy, specifically tariffs and subsidies designed to benefit agricultural producers. Should countries protect their domestic agricultural industries? Do some policies go too far? The Levis discuss.

Levi R did a livestream with Anthony Stine of the YouTube Channel Return to Tradition. This episode is the audio from that conversation. Please enjoy!

Levi R interviews John DeRosa, host of the Classical Theism podcast on the problem of evil and suffering. We talk a lot about the need for sacrifice today, but what are the intellectual and theological foundations of sacrifice? Why do we have to live in a world with evil and suffering?

Classical Theism Podcast Website

NOTE: I made an error regarding Fr. Pesch's book. The IHS book is a direct translation of Pesch's Ethik and Volkswirtschaft.

Levi R reads chapters 2 and 3 of Ethics and the National Economy by Fr. Heinrich Pesch, S.J.

Isaac and the Levis discuss minimum wage policy, its effects, and alternatives like the family wage. Is government policy sufficient to ensure a just wage or does society itself need to be reformed. 

Levi R interviews Charles, an autodidact theologian on the issue of God and fatherhood. Can we know God if we don't know what a good father is? Can we be good fathers without knowing God? Charles answers these questions in a compelling, Thomistic fashion. This is a must-listen!