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Author Archives: 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
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Land Use, Opinion
Time to recognize the basic flaw in our whole approach to flood prevention
How many wake-up calls do we need before we go Dutch?
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
On beyond unbelievable: an unstable president’s obsession with TV
It’s amazing how seriously he takes talk-show hosts — how about Putin?
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Scalise tragedy: Let’s break the taboo and talk about guns anyway
A terrible tragedy should provoke, not stifle, debate.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Land Use, Opinion
Monument fight now part of our heritage — but what to do with those pedestals?
What should replace Gen. Lee? Maybe no one.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Is it time to junk identity politics? Or did Trump just play the same game more cleverly?
A scholar says it’s time to move on. A TV producer does a powerfully slow burn.
Posted inOpinion
The Donald Trump you saw campaigning for the past year really didn’t get elected
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.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
An ex-offender’s bold experiment: turning trashed lives into treasure
A thrift-store provides hope and a first step back into the free world for the formerly incarcerated.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
The fire this time: What will history say about a nation so prone to violence?
We may be near a turning point, but will it be a push back against hatred or a deeper dive into the abyss?
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
The Gusman mess: Maybe it’s time to reconsider how we pick our sheriffs
Is running a jail all that different from the responsibilities that come with other important city jobs?