A Better Way to Think About the Common Good

Catholic social teaching can help public leaders foster human flourishing.

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In recent weeks there has been a commotion among a cadre of conservative commentators about the “common good.” This was a flare-up of the common-good-and-conservatism wildfire that burned hot and fast several years ago thanks to the tinder of postliberalism and national conservatism.

In one sense, “common good” is a perfectly dreadful term in politics.