The Distributist Review has once again updated its look. Some of the new articles:
The Power of the Nine, by Nicholas Hosford
The Common Good, by David Cooney
"In other words, the common good only consists of immaterial things like peace, freedom, justice, and security. History clearly shows us that these things can be implemented in a way that does not benefit all members of a society, such as when freedom is not granted to all of the people, but freedom can be granted to more people without taking any away from those who already have it."
These may be necessary conditions (or simply aspects or manifestations) for the common good but I wouldn't identify them with the common good, which is just the good life of the community, living well together. Is it immaterial? It is rooted in friendship or love or charity, but it is manifested in our actions towards one another.
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