One of the monthly publications I look forward to is Liberty Review.

With articles on topics like Arts & Literature, Economics, Education, History, Law, Philosophy, Political Theory, Politics and Religion, it always provides a couple evenings of enjoyable reading.

If you've never heard of it, "Liberty Review summaries are selected by Liberty Fund Fellows on the basis both of their own research interests and of their relevance for Liberty Fund's mission: to contribute to the preservation and development of individual liberty through research and educational activities."

Here are a couple links interesting articles form the March/April 2015 edition you might enjoy:

What Would Milton Friedman Have Thought of the Great Recession?
SCOTT SUMNER
It seems likely that Friedman would have blamed the Fed for insufficiently expansionary monetary policy during 2008 and 2009. Read the rest of this entry »

The Window Tax: A Case Study in Excess Burden
WALLACE E. OATES, ROBERT M. SCHWAB
The window tax provides a dramatic and transparent historical example of the potential distorting effects of taxation. Imposed in England in 1696, the tax—a kind of predecessor of the modern property tax—was levied on dwellings with the tax liability based on the number of windows. Read the rest of this entry »

Making Sense of Moral Perception
RAFE McGREGOR
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that Francis Hutcheson’s moral sense theory offers a satisfactory account of moral perception. Read the rest of this entry »

If you sometimes find you need to check out from all the "stuff" our government does, (like I do) I hope you will take the time to check out more of the fine offerings from Liberty Review here…