I hope you enjoy this interview with John Fisher 2.0! He's a sharp guy just getting his YouTube channel started. Check out his channel for some great interviews and debates! Support the Show! Patreon: http://patreon.com/catholiceconomics Subscribestar: http://subscribestar.com/Catholic-Economics-Podcast Follow Me on Social Media! https://gab.com/CatholicEcon https://twitter.com/CatholicEcon https://www.facebook.com/Catholic-Economics-100261271752942 Check out the Leonine Institute for Catholic Social Teaching! https://leoinstitute.org/    https://twitter.com/leoinstituteCST  &n ..read more

Recently the Reason and Theology podcast hosted a roundtable discussion on Catholic economics. Anthony Fernandez, the director of the Leonine Institute for Catholic Social Teaching joins me to discuss! Support the Show! Patreon: http://patreon.com/catholiceconomics Subscribestar: http://subscribestar.com/Catholic-Economics-Podcast Follow Me on Social Media! https://gab.com/CatholicEcon https://twitter.com/CatholicEcon https://www.facebook.com/Catholic-Economics-100261271752942 Check out the Leonine Institute for Catholic Social Teaching! https://leoinstitute.org/    https://twitter.c ..read more

Now that Janet Yellen is back in the halls of power, what policies will she be pushing from her post at the Treasury? Summary of Seattle $15 min. wage study Support the Show! Patreon: http://patreon.com/catholiceconomics Subscribestar: http://subscribestar.com/Catholic-Economics-Podcast Follow Me on Social Media! https://gab.com/CatholicEcon https://twitter.com/CatholicEcon https://www.facebook.com/Catholic-Economics-100261271752942 Check out the Leonine Institute for Catholic Social Teaching! https://leoinstitute.org/    https://twitter.com/leoinstituteCST    https://www ..read more

I discuss the possibility for cooperatives to reform healthcare in the U.S. Support the Show! Patreon: http://patreon.com/catholiceconomics Subscribestar: http://subscribestar.com/Catholic-Economics-Podcast Follow Me on Social Media! https://twitter.com/CatholicEcon https://www.facebook.com/Catholic-Economics-100261271752942 Check out the Leonine Institute for Catholic Social Teaching! https://leoinstitute.org/    https://twitter.com/leoinstituteCST    https://www.facebook.com/Leonine-Institute-for-Catholic-Social-Teaching-110045363806857 Contact me via email: lrussell[at ..read more

Was Jesus a socialist? This oft-shared meme is dead from the neck up. I explain from the perspective of political theory and economic policy. Support the Show! Patreon: http://patreon.com/catholiceconomics Subscribestar: http://subscribestar.com/Catholic-Economics-Podcast Follow Me on Social Media! https://twitter.com/CatholicEcon https://www.facebook.com/Catholic-Economics-100261271752942 Check out the Leonine Institute for Catholic Social Teaching! https://leoinstitute.org/    https://twitter.com/leoinstituteCST    https://www.facebook.com/Leonine-Institute-for-Catholic-S ..read more

Should we be teaching concepts like solidarity, subsidiarity, common good, the universal destination of goods, and other components of Catholic Social Teaching to Catholic youth? If so, how do we do it? What challenges might such a CCD teacher face?  I put these questions to you and give my brief thoughts. I also explain my recent absence from the show. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/catholiceconomics/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/catholiceconomics/support ..read more

I give my brief thoughts on Pope Francis' latest encyclical Fratelli Tutti. Washington Examiner piece Support the Show! Patreon: http://patreon.com/catholiceconomics Subscribestar: http://subscribestar.com/Catholic-Economics-Podcast Follow Me on Social Media! https://twitter.com/CatholicEcon https://www.facebook.com/Catholic-Economics-100261271752942 Check out the Leonine Institute for Catholic Social Teaching! https://leoinstitute.org/    https://twitter.com/leoinstituteCST    https://www.facebook.com/Leonine-Institute-for-Catholic-Social-Teaching-110045363806857 Contact ..read more

I read a short paper by economist Rupert J. Ederer, the man who translated Pesch's work into English. Writing in 1961, Ederer discusses the spontaneous creation of so-called industry councils that bind together the interests of management and labor.  Support the Show! Patreon: http://patreon.com/catholiceconomics Subscribestar: http://subscribestar.com/Catholic-Economics-Podcast Follow Me on Social Media! https://twitter.com/CatholicEcon https://www.facebook.com/Catholic-Economics-100261271752942 Check out the Leonine Institute for Catholic Social Teaching! https://leoinstitute.org/   ..read more

Pope Francis has emphasized usury to a greater degree than recent popes. How are liberal capitalists coping with this? What lessons can we learn about our own ideology and the social teaching of the Church from their responses? Leonine Institute paper on usury Acton blog post on Pope Francis & usury Pope Francis on usury 1 & 2 Pope Benedict on usury Support the Show! Patreon: http://patreon.com/catholiceconomics Subscribestar: http://subscribestar.com/Catholic-Economics-Podcast Follow Me on Social Media! https://twitter.com/CatholicEcon https://www.facebook.com/Catholic-Economics-100 ..read more

What brought economist Rupert J. Ederer to Heinrich Pesch's solidarism? What motivated him to translate the Lehrbuch? I read his short note on the effect Pesch's work had on his life as an economist. My Journey into Solidarism - R.J. Ederer, Catholic Social Science Review, Vol. 3, 1998, pages 79-88 Support the Show! Patreon: http://patreon.com/catholiceconomics Subscribestar: http://subscribestar.com/Catholic-Economics-Podcast Follow Me on Social Media! https://twitter.com/CatholicEcon https://www.facebook.com/Catholic-Economics-100261271752942 Check out the Leonine Institute for Catholic So ..read more