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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 Natasha Yee 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 Natasha Yee 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 Natasha Yee 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 https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/florida-fish-and-wildlife-says-it-can-refuse-to-follow-science-40508141/ https://www.miaminewtimes.com/?p=40508141 Tom Finkel https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/florida-fish-and-wildlife-says-it-can-refuse-to-follow-science-40508141/#respond Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:01:00 -0500 The bear hunt that started December 6 runs counter to scientific evidence. Wildlife commissioners don’t care.]]> https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/florida-fish-and-wildlife-says-it-can-refuse-to-follow-science-40508141/feed/ 0 Miami New Times https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/the-florida-legislature-is-not-your-friend-40505940/ https://www.miaminewtimes.com/?p=40505940 Tom Finkel https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/the-florida-legislature-is-not-your-friend-40505940/#respond Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:17:29 -0500 Of course, the federal government might kill Florida before Florida can kill itself.]]> https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/the-florida-legislature-is-not-your-friend-40505940/feed/ 0 Miami New Times https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/floridas-next-governor-needs-to-care-about-the-environment-40505235/ https://www.miaminewtimes.com/?p=40505235 Tom Finkel https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/floridas-next-governor-needs-to-care-about-the-environment-40505235/#respond Thu, 27 Nov 2025 08:54:00 -0500 In the Sunshine State, the environment is the economy, but our governor has done a lousy job of protecting it.]]> https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/floridas-next-governor-needs-to-care-about-the-environment-40505235/feed/ 0 Miami New Times https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/analysis-under-ron-desantis-florida-leads-u-s-in-executions-in-2025-40501577/ https://www.miaminewtimes.com/?p=40501577 Tom Finkel https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/analysis-under-ron-desantis-florida-leads-u-s-in-executions-in-2025-40501577/#respond Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:59:32 -0500 In many ways, Florida is a microcosm of America’s death penalty system.]]> https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/analysis-under-ron-desantis-florida-leads-u-s-in-executions-in-2025-40501577/feed/ 0 Miami New Times https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/trumps-east-wing-demolition-echoes-havanas-desecration-40503475/ https://www.miaminewtimes.com/?p=40503475 Tom Finkel https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/trumps-east-wing-demolition-echoes-havanas-desecration-40503475/#respond Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:11:34 -0500 Trump’s ballroom will stand as a reminder in limestone, marble, and undoubtedly gold, of what was taken from us.]]> https://www.miaminewtimes.com/opinion/trumps-east-wing-demolition-echoes-havanas-desecration-40503475/feed/ 0 Miami New Times