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Linguist and economics professor Jim Picht looks at the global economy, considers the civilizing power of capitalism and wonders what markets have to do with morality. And if you don't think the answer is "plenty," think again.

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  • The ugly reaction to Ann Coulter was just another manifestation of fundamentalist thinking. Photo: Lone Primate (Flickr)

    Fundamentalists in Canada

    The ugly reaction to Ann Coulter was just another manifestation of fundamentalist thinking. Published 5:37 p.m. March 25, 2010 - Comments

     
  • The magic of the written word

    Magic

    The magic of the written word Published 3:56 p.m. March 24, 2010 - Comments

     
  • Rueful thoughts on the health care debate

    Unfriended on Facebook

    Rueful thoughts on the health care debate Published 2:46 p.m. March 22, 2010 - Comments

     
  • The problem isn't that organs might be for sale someday; the problem is that you can't buy one today.

    Repo Men

    The problem isn't that organs might be for sale someday; the problem is that you can't buy one today. Published 11:51 a.m. March 19, 2010 - Comments

     
  • It isn't time for a trade war with China.

    Playing hard-ball with a dragon

    It isn't time for a trade war with China. Published 1:24 p.m. March 18, 2010 - Comments

     

  • Reconciling democracy with "deem and pass"

    "Deem and pass" isn't unprecedented, it's just bad governance. Published 4:17 p.m. March 17, 2010 - Comments

     
  • Taxing health plans is a good idea for consumers, unless your objective is to raise money.

    The Cadillac tax

    Taxing health plans is a good idea for consumers, unless your objective is to raise money. Published 1:13 p.m. March 16, 2010 - Comments

     
  • Forget the new century; a lot of us would be happy to have better cell and internet service from the end of the last one.

    Telecoms for the new century

    Forget the new century; a lot of us would be happy to have better cell and internet service from the end of the last one. Published 5:34 p.m. March 15, 2010 - Comments

     
  • The DOJ decision on Bybee and Yoo doesn't put questions about torture to rest.

    Where the buck stops

    The DOJ decision on Bybee and Yoo doesn't put questions about torture to rest. Published 12:01 p.m. March 12, 2010 - Comments

     

  • Life comes at you

    You're not as in control as you think you are. You never are. Published 5:43 p.m. March 8, 2010 - Comments

     
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Jim Picht

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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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 degree in biology/chemistry (University of Utah), but a stint in a genetics lab sent him running to graduate studies in Slavic Languages (UT Austin). A computer error landed him in an economics class one summer, after the first hour he was in love with the subject, and five years later he earned a PhD in it (Texas A&M). He spent the next several years working as a contractor for the U.S. government and international development banks with assignments in Kiyiv, Moscow, Sarajevo, and Central Asia. The work was interesting, the travel more so, but he got tired of cold winters and cabbage soup. So he moved to Louisiana and got himself a teaching job, a wife, and two children. He teaches economics and Russian literature at the Louisiana Scholars' College at Northwestern State University, Louisiana's designated honors college. He finds his life even more interesting than before, but without the winters, the cabbage, or the Mafia protection.

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