The word has become a catch-all term to mean “the things that conservatives hate.” However, that does not mean it has lost all usefulness. It is still a good description of a certain strain of progressive liberalism. Still, I have yet to hear a good definition of what that strain is and, more importantly, what to do about it. So, I would like to do that myself.
Is Inequality Unjust? This one could get me in trouble. Bear with me. Part of my journey into post-liberalism has been a process of reevaluation. Certain values intrinsic to American liberalism do not fit what I have come to understand as the first principles of Catholic Social Teaching. Recently, one of those reexamined values has been equality. When I was a kid, “equality under the law” was touted as an…
If you listen to my podcast or have had the displeasure of speaking to me about politics in the past year, you may have heard me use the term “post-liberalism.” I think the time has come I actually say what that is. When I was in college, I encountered Catholic Social Teaching for the first time. I learned there were a few basic principles: subsidiarity, solidarity, a preferential option for…
