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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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  • Profiling for terrorists at airports makes sense, but only if done rationally. Leave Joan Rivers alone.

    Find the Terrorist

    Profiling for terrorists at airports makes sense, but only if done rationally. Leave Joan Rivers alone. Published 2:54 p.m. January 7, 2010 - Comments

     
  • It really is the thought that counts.

    Christmas Gifting

    It really is the thought that counts. Published 10:43 p.m. December 24, 2009 - Comments

     
  • The climate change conference is political fireworks and empty paper. I'm sorry it's over.

    The Copenhagen Spectacle

    The climate change conference is political fireworks and empty paper. I'm sorry it's over. Published 1:24 p.m. December 18, 2009 - Comments

     
  • Top chefs Reid and Obama are whipping up something nasty for Christmas. Here's hoping we don't have to eat it.

    The Christmas Healthcare Buffet

    Top chefs Reid and Obama are whipping up something nasty for Christmas. Here's hoping we don't have to eat it. Published 5:19 p.m. December 16, 2009 - Comments

     
  • The fight over global warming is more about class than it is about science.

    Wealth and Poverty and Global Warming

    The fight over global warming is more about class than it is about science. Published 3:17 p.m. December 15, 2009 - Comments

     
  • Republicans won't find their new Reagan until they understand the old one.

    Looking for Ronald Reagan

    Republicans won't find their new Reagan until they understand the old one. Published 12:48 p.m. December 10, 2009 - Comments

     
  • Anyone who thinks conservatism is dead, dying, or seriously ill doesn't understand conservatism.

    Flourishing Conservatism

    Anyone who thinks conservatism is dead, dying, or seriously ill doesn't understand conservatism. Published 6:04 p.m. December 8, 2009 - Comments

     
  • Vladimir Putin can't condemn Stalin without praising him. That's what's wrong with Russia.

    Man of Steel

    Vladimir Putin can't condemn Stalin without praising him. That's what's wrong with Russia. Published 1:34 p.m. December 3, 2009 - Comments

     
  • The deficit medicine might cure what ails us, unless it kills us.

    It's the economy, stupid!

    The deficit medicine might cure what ails us, unless it kills us. Published 2:11 p.m. December 2, 2009 - Comments

     
  • The CRU emails paint a picture of

    Lies, Half Lies, and Climate Science

    The CRU emails paint a picture of "fundamentalist science," and it isn't pretty. Published 3:19 p.m. December 1, 2009 - 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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