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Pelosi's Obamacare logic would send Jefferson reeling
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Memorial Day madness: Yo-yo time for Wall Street
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Concert review: James Morrison (Video)
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Corruption fighter Patrick Fitzgerald resigns as U.S. Attorney in Chicago
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UAW and GM not protecting long-term temporary workers
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D.C. United to play Richmond Kickers in U.S. Open Cup
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It is a wonderful time to head to Lake County CA for wine (Part 2)
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Arizona Sheriff Arpaio uses taxpayers' money to send birther investigators to Hawaii
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It's just poop: Potty talk and potty training
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Be crystal for God
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 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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The Status Update
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Liz Strauss: The future of social media
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Naked Pizza: Even better than it sounds for entrepreneurs
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David Armano: The future of digital media
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Liz Strauss: The future of social media
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Red Thread: An Adoptive Family Forum
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Contributions to the Communities Sports desk from readers.
Recent Entries by Jim Picht
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College grads, unemployment, college irrelevance
Published 5:27 p.m. May 19, 2012
Half of new graduates are underemployed. College faculty are heavily politicized. The two facts are related.
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Ron Paul ends active campaigning, but his battle goes on
Published 10:58 p.m. May 14, 2012
The Paul campaign's announcement today does not concede defeat to Romney, but it does prepare his movement for life after 2012.
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Obama evolving: Embracing gay marriage at arm's length
Published 7:35 p.m. May 10, 2012
Obama has announced his support of same-sex marriage. He's done it like a kid forced to hug his incontinent great-aunt in the nursing home.
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Malvinas or Maldives, Obama is confused about the Falklands
Published 5:23 p.m. April 16, 2012
His "Maldives" comment was just a geographic gaffe, but it was yet another clear signal that political calculus trumps principle in Obama's thinking.
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No silver lining for Paul: Santorum helps Santorum and Romney
Published 12:37 a.m. April 14, 2012
The suspension of Santorum's campaign is great for Romney and good for Santorum. It's not so great for Ron Paul.
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Rick Santorum leaves the GOP race
Published 2:44 p.m. April 10, 2012
After calling Mitt Romney to concede defeat, Rick Santorum announced at a press conference today that he will leave the GOP race immediately.
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The Supreme Court and the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
Published 10:51 p.m. March 27, 2012
Congress already has the power to forbid you to grow your own apples. Now the Supreme Court will decide, can Congress force you to buy broccoli?
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Bon Temps goes for Santorum
Published 11:22 p.m. March 24, 2012
Where better for undead campaigns to revive than in Louisiana's bayous?
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Rick Santorum loses, his campaign is unhinged
Published 1:37 a.m. March 21, 2012
Like Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum now seems to believe that his losses show that he's best qualified to face and defeat President Obama in November.
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Illinois Primary close and live chat starting at 7:00PM EST
Published 1:43 p.m. March 20, 2012
It is a must-win state for Rick Santorum. Romney can have his "turning point" tonight, if he's lucky, and Santorum and Gingrich may leave their hope in the City by the Lake.
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Illinois primary a must win for Santorum, it is time to do or die
Published 1:21 p.m. March 20, 2012
Illinois, with 54 delegates up for grabs tonight, is must win for Santorum. Without a big win, it may be time for him to go home and let Romney heal a fractured GOP.
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Newt Gingrich: Walking dead out of Alabama, Mississippi
Published 2:00 a.m. March 14, 2012
His southern strategy a total failure, Newt Gingrich will keep on running, but his campaign is the walking dead.
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Newt the barbarian
Published 1:11 p.m. March 14, 2012
Newt Gingrich is a political warrior, Achilles with jowls and a PhD. And like a good warrior, he knows how to smite his enemies, not to build a legacy.
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Live Chat: Alabama - Mississippi - Hawaii starting at 7:30pm
Published 6:27 p.m. March 13, 2012
Join Political Writers for a Live Chat: Alabama - Mississippi - Hawaii starting at 7:30pm
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Romney wants Alabama-Mississippi, Santorum and Gingrich need him to lose; Paul needs Hawaii
Published 8:33 p.m. March 12, 2012
Gingrich needs to win Alabama or Mississippi. Santorum needs Romney to lose them both. Ron Paul needs to take Hawaii. Tuesday's primaries may be the most interesting yet.
