by Zoë Pollock
He recently tried to claim so:
To me the principle of subsidiarity, which is really federalism, meaning government closest to the people governs best. Having a civil society, the principle of solidarity, where we through our civic organizations, through our churches, through our charities, through all of our different groups where we interact with people as a community, that’s how we advance the common good.
Meghan Clark disagrees. Steve Thomgate makes related points:
Subsidiarity, in short, means not just taking care of things at as local a level as possible but also actually taking care of them. It's hard to see how deep cuts–sorry, "repairs"–to safety-net programs can accomplish this.
Larison goes into the weeds on the encyclical, Rerum Novarum.
The Dish 