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Duran https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/think-tank-report-calling-miami-a-failure-of-assimilation-is-bullshit-40546681/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 07:44:00 -0400 Bad stats and baseball scores are used to demonize the Magic City.]]> https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/think-tank-report-calling-miami-a-failure-of-assimilation-is-bullshit-40546681/feed/ 0 Miami New Times https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/analysis-florida-voters-dont-like-gerrymandering-40545251/ https://www.miaminewtimes.com/?p=40545251 Daniel A. Smith https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/analysis-florida-voters-dont-like-gerrymandering-40545251/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 08:44:38 -0400 About two-thirds of voters surveyed said they oppose redrawing district lines to advantage a political party.]]> https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/analysis-florida-voters-dont-like-gerrymandering-40545251/feed/ 0 Miami New Times https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/miamis-ice-agreement-was-optional-and-its-time-to-end-it-40525239/ https://www.miaminewtimes.com/?p=40525239 Thomas Kennedy https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/miamis-ice-agreement-was-optional-and-its-time-to-end-it-40525239/#respond Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:15:40 -0500 Miami did not have to sign a 287(g) deal with ICE. Legal clarity and voter backlash make ending it both possible and necessary.]]> https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/miamis-ice-agreement-was-optional-and-its-time-to-end-it-40525239/feed/ 0 Miami New Times https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/florida-book-ban-bills-threaten-schools-and-literary-freedom-40524004/ https://www.miaminewtimes.com/?p=40524004 Mitchell Kaplan https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/florida-book-ban-bills-threaten-schools-and-literary-freedom-40524004/#respond Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:31:00 -0500 New Florida bills would expand book bans and deny students literature’s full context and value.]]> https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/florida-book-ban-bills-threaten-schools-and-literary-freedom-40524004/feed/ 0 Miami New Times https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/trump-assassination-trial-shows-flaws-in-self-defense-rights-40518963/ https://www.miaminewtimes.com/?p=40518963 Chandra Bozelko https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/trump-assassination-trial-shows-flaws-in-self-defense-rights-40518963/#respond Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:30:00 -0500 Some defendants who take on their own defense don’t fare as poorly as one might expect.]]> https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/trump-assassination-trial-shows-flaws-in-self-defense-rights-40518963/feed/ 0 Miami New Times https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/why-the-u-s-seizure-of-venezuelas-maduro-is-unprecedented-40514624/ https://www.miaminewtimes.com/?p=40514624 Alan McPherson https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/why-the-u-s-seizure-of-venezuelas-maduro-is-unprecedented-40514624/#respond Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:26:00 -0500 Though the U.S. has a history of intervention, Maduro's seizure represents a first in modern foreign policy.]]> https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/why-the-u-s-seizure-of-venezuelas-maduro-is-unprecedented-40514624/feed/ 0 Miami New Times https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/miami-sends-off-francis-suarez-with-the-opposite-of-farewell-40510170/ https://www.miaminewtimes.com/?p=40510170 Naomi Feinstein https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/miami-sends-off-francis-suarez-with-the-opposite-of-farewell-40510170/#respond Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:09:25 -0500 Miami Reddit says goodbye to Francis Suarez in not the kindest of words. ]]> https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/miami-sends-off-francis-suarez-with-the-opposite-of-farewell-40510170/feed/ 0 Miami New Times