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Opinion

Perspectives and reflections that challenge, question, and inspire.

Crossing ‘faith lines’ to heal a world—and a city—scarred by violence and terror

"Our political rhetoric around faith grows increasingly ugly ... "
by Erik Schwarz March 7, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Evicted: How a landlord jumping into the short-term rental market cost us our home

We were model tenants — and then came the vacate order.
by Eric Aufderhar March 4, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

What to do with short-term rentals: legalize and police them? Good luck with that!

The shift to B&Bs — illegal and otherwise — is worsening the city's housing crisis.
by Roberta Brandes Gratz February 27, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

In threatened TOPS cuts, middle class glimpses reality faced by low-income families

College will be out of reach for more Louisianans if state budget mess guts scholarship program.
by Andre Perry February 23, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

New Orleans is the prime ingredient in Beyoncé’s viral video ‘hot sauce’

Her viral video is rife with mythic images of the city, some nuanced, some merely cheap shots.
by C.W. Cannon February 19, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’? Says who?

From JFK to Trump, TV has changed the substance of our politics, not just the style.
by Jed Horne February 12, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Yes, fighting climate change means Louisiana oil workers will lose jobs

Further thoughts on the Paris climate accord from a local activist.
by Jonathan Henderson February 3, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Forbidden knowledge: Denying health info to and from families is hazardous to the mentally ill

Privacy rules block exchange of important health information with caregivers — even with doctors.
by Janet Hays January 27, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Oops! Effort to save monarch butterflies hastens their possible extinction

Tropical milkweed is pretty — and deadly to monarch butterflies. Know when to root it out.
by Shawn Hall January 22, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

The strip-club moratorium is just a first step; much more needs to be done

Bourbon Street merchant proposes a way to rein in the proliferation of strip clubs.
by William Khan January 14, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

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