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LIVE CHAT: HBO Liberace: Behind the Candelabra, Sunday, 9 p.m. ET
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Howard Dean channels Alinsky: calls Benghazi inquiry ‘laughable joke’
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Obama does not return marine's saulute
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Boxing: Carl Froch gives British fans a thrill, beats Mikkel Kessler
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Spicy cold lemonade for a Memorial Day cookout
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March Against Monsanto: GMO protests in 436 cities worldwide (images)
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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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Gay pride in the White House, or Philadelphia gays gone wild
Gay activists ate crab cakes, danced to Barbra Streisand tunes, and flipped Ronald Reagan the bird to celebrate gay pride: "**** you, America." Published 4:57 p.m. June 22, 2012 - Comments
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Obama grants Holder's request exerting executive privilege over Fast and Furious documents
President Obama, Eric Holder, and Darrell Issa have set the stage for a legal confrontation over Fast and Furious documents. Published 10:14 a.m. June 20, 2012 - Comments
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G-20 success in Cabo: A punt to the European summit
The horrific crises facing the world economy filled the G-20 summit with urgency. The world is urgently planning to develop a plan. Published 11:18 p.m. June 19, 2012 - Comments
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Game of Thrones puts Bush's severed head on a pike, Liberals put Scott Walker and family literally in crosshairs: What?
Game of Thrones puts Bush's severed head on a pike: Scott Walker and family are literally in the crosshairs! Published 8:58 a.m. June 16, 2012 - Comments
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Keeping Ron Paul's liberty movement alive
Ron Paul's movement threatens to blow apart without him. We should hope that it doesn't. Published 1:09 a.m. June 9, 2012 - Comments
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Scott Walker and President Obama deal a blow to Wisconsin Democrats
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker won a well-deserved victory in his recall election. But he had help from his friends, one of whom was President Obama. Published 11:35 p.m. June 5, 2012 - Comments
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Mitt Romney, the first Mormon major-party nominee
If you understand the Mormon church, you'll much better understand Mitt Romney. Published 2:19 p.m. May 30, 2012 - Comments
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Homeland Security: Reflecting badly on the U.S. government
If you use the word "cloud" on Facebook to reflect adversely on the DHS, Big Sister wants to know. Published 8:40 p.m. May 28, 2012 - Comments
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College grads, unemployment, college irrelevance
Half of new graduates are underemployed. College faculty are heavily politicized. The two facts are related. Published 5:27 p.m. May 19, 2012 - Comments
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Ron Paul ends active campaigning, but his battle goes on
The Paul campaign's announcement today does not concede defeat to Romney, but it does prepare his movement for life after 2012. Published 10:58 p.m. May 14, 2012 - 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 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.
