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Author: Jed Horne

About Jed Horne
Opinion Editor Jed Horne is a veteran journalist who was awarded a Pulitzer Prize as part of the Times-Picayune team that covered Katrina and the recovery. He is the author of

Harvey raises a question New Orleanians have long debated: Evacuate? Or sit tight?

August 29, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019
Lives depend on making the right choice.

Time to recognize the basic flaw in our whole approach to flood prevention

August 11, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019
How many wake-up calls do we need before we go Dutch?

On beyond unbelievable: an unstable president’s obsession with TV

July 1, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019
It's amazing how seriously he takes talk-show hosts — how about Putin?

Scalise tragedy: Let’s break the taboo and talk about guns anyway

June 18, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019
A terrible tragedy should provoke, not stifle, debate.

Monument fight now part of our heritage — but what to do with those pedestals?

May 22, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019
What should replace Gen. Lee? Maybe no one.

Is it time to junk identity politics? Or did Trump just play the same game more cleverly?

November 21, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
A scholar says it's time to move on. A TV producer does a powerfully slow burn.

The Donald Trump you saw campaigning for the past year really didn’t get elected 

November 9, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
Relax. Cheer up. It didn’t really happen. America — today’s America — would never elect an overt racist, a xenophobe and a misogynist as president.

An ex-offender’s bold experiment: turning trashed lives into treasure

August 3, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
A thrift-store provides hope and a first step back into the free world for the formerly incarcerated.

The fire this time: What will history say about a nation so prone to violence?

July 8, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
We may be near a turning point, but will it be a push back against hatred or a deeper dive into the abyss?

The Gusman mess: Maybe it’s time to reconsider how we pick our sheriffs

June 24, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
Is running a jail all that different from the responsibilities that come with other important city jobs?

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