At the Institute for Policy Research and Catholic Studies conference on libertarianism earlier this month, IPR Director Steve Schneck addressed the topic of libertarianism and politics, moving beyond the more narrow focus on economics and economic justice that was the focus of Cardinal Rodriguez’s keynote (watch here) and the first panel, which included Millennial’s Meghan… Read More The Catholic Case against Libertarianism: Steve Schneck and Mark Shields

Millennial writer Dan DiLeo has a new article at Political Theology Today, in which he explains that “the ideology of the Tea Party movement is generally inconsistent with—and very often directly opposes—the seminal conciliar document on Catholic theological ethics.” He writes: The Tea Party movement’s understandings of and firm commitments to radical individualism, negative rights,… Read More Daniel DiLeo on the Tea Party vs. Gaudium et spes

Millennial editor Robert Christian has a new article in OnFaith that highlights the incompatibility of libertarianism and Catholicism. He writes: The closer you compare libertarianism and Catholicism, the more their differences stand out. The Church stands for a living wage, but libertarians oppose raising the minimum wage (which is nowhere near a living wage). The… Read More The Catholic Faith or Libertarianism: Pick One