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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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  • After pledging to repeal it, President Obama punted

    Do Tell

    After pledging to repeal it, President Obama punted "Don't ask, don't tell " back to the Pentagon. What next? Published 5:12 p.m. February 10, 2010 - Comments

     

  • A Note on Citizens United

    Watch carefully as Congress moves to "fix the problem" that the Court created. Published 1:32 p.m. February 5, 2010 - Comments

     
  • We're too ready to take offense for a word. That's bad for politics and it's bad manners.

    Taking Offense

    We're too ready to take offense for a word. That's bad for politics and it's bad manners. Published 12:50 p.m. February 5, 2010 - Comments

     
  • What do Toyota's brakes, Rahm Emanuel's bad manners and the BCS have in common?

    Feeding Leviathan

    What do Toyota's brakes, Rahm Emanuel's bad manners and the BCS have in common? Published 5:00 p.m. February 4, 2010 - Comments

     

  • Still Kicking

    I'm still here, just behind Published 1:09 p.m. February 4, 2010 - Comments

     
  • Not an economic savior, not an innocent in our economic drama, he's still a scapegoat.

    The Passion of Ben Bernanke

    Not an economic savior, not an innocent in our economic drama, he's still a scapegoat. Published 5:20 p.m. January 28, 2010 - Comments

     
  • President Obama's freeze on Federal spending is neither a sharp turn right nor sensible deficit control. It's a campaign gimmick.

    The Big Freeze

    President Obama's freeze on Federal spending is neither a sharp turn right nor sensible deficit control. It's a campaign gimmick. Published 11:54 a.m. January 27, 2010 - Comments

     
  • The Supreme Court ruled for free speech in Citizens United v FEC, but all good things have a cost in other good things.

    A Battle Lost and Won

    The Supreme Court ruled for free speech in Citizens United v FEC, but all good things have a cost in other good things. Published 12:33 p.m. January 26, 2010 - Comments

     
  • Democrats are saying the election wasn't about the President, but he's the biggest elephant in the room.

    The Massachusetts Elephant

    Democrats are saying the election wasn't about the President, but he's the biggest elephant in the room. Published 10:16 a.m. January 20, 2010 - Comments

     
  • There are things right with American education. The NSU community lost one of them.

    Thoughts on the Death of a Teacher

    There are things right with American education. The NSU community lost one of them. Published 11:55 a.m. January 13, 2010 - Comments

     
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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 ...

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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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