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Wal-Mart to the rescue? As economist Steven Horwitz shows, the retail giant played a critical role in post-Katrina relief efforts.

Publication: The American (Washington, DC)
Publication Date: 01-JUL-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Given all that went wrong with America's response to Hurricane Katrina, relatively little attention has been paid to what went right. In a new study, St. Lawrence University economist Steven Horwitz points to two underappreciated heroes: the U.S. Coast Guard and Wal-Mart.

"A large number of people owe their lives to the thousands of Coast Guard rescues and the...

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