Lisa Casanova

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10/03/2007 Mises Wire Lisa Casanova

Senator Norm Coleman, quoted in the NYTimes: "Government is about first-class service. It is certainly not about first-class lifestyles."

People don’t kill people, the lack of socialized medicine does!

08/22/2007 Mises Wire Lisa Casanova

If I see another citation of this story as proof that we need national health care, I'm going to vomit. Supposedly, this man killed his wife because he couldn't afford her medical bills. People on...

Quote of the Day: Private Schools in Emerging Markets

08/22/2007 Mises Wire Lisa Casanova

The Rise of Private Universities: Public schools teach "students to think about joining the commanding heights, not to become a junior partner in a firm," says University of Illinois economist Salim...

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