Certainty is for religion; skepticism is for science. Global warming enthusiasts have forgotten what science is. Published November 24 2009
It would be easier to decide who can marry if we knew what marriage is. Published November 18 2009
The perverse incentives of higher education Published November 18 2009
Will the dollar become an Ozymandias currency? Published November 16 2009
Khrushchev's wall has been gone for 20 years; the remains of the Soviet empire still aren't quite whole. Published November 10 2009
America's problem isn't too little access to higher education, but too much. Published November 10 2009
Evaluating the stimulus is fortune-telling, not science. Published November 9 2009
Hard times are no time for bipartisan niceness. Published November 5 2009
If you want cheap and universal healthcare, plan to die Published November 3 2009
Learning to love Chinese goods Published November 3 2009
The moral nature of markets Published November 3 2009
James Picht is an economist, a husband, and a father. He's also a former music major and classically trained pianist, a church organist, and a part-time jewelry maker. He thought he wanted to be a scientist and got a ...
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