Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: A tribute to writer and commentator Matt Tully
Matt never hesitated to get out of the office and go interact with people to bring his readers a complete picture of what was going on.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz
Articles
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: Consumers, farmers lose in Trump’s trade war
The only things to be gained from a trade war are higher prices, economic uncertainty and misery, much like real war.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: When bad news is good news
Now, with social media, it’s a lot harder for people to get away with racial profiling and other abhorrent behavior.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: My experience with ‘racial profiling’
I made sure that if there was going to be a problem, I was not going to be the catalyst.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: It’s time for city to address homelessness downtown
Watching the homeless turn the Circle into a shanty town … can’t be good for anyone.
ABDUL-HAKIM SHABAZZ: ‘Roseanne’ the show was better than its namesake
I thought "Roseanne" showed “Trump supporters” in a manner that was fair. Contrary to popular belief, not all people who support Donald Trump are racists.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: That’s right, I am a liberal
As someone who believes in free markets, free trade, school choice … I am the biggest liberal in the universe—in the classic sense of the word.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: My campaign rules to keep the primary season sane
Don’t tell me we need to cut the fat and end wasteful spending. Give me details.
SHABAZZ: Good riddance to the horrific reign of Stephen Clay
It’s people like Clay and his supporters who give Indy a bad name and it’s why they should never be allowed anywhere near power or authority.
Shabazz: Why should we pay for their primaries?
What do you put in place of the current primary system? Easy, a county convention.
SHABAZZ: Good governing isn’t always about being bold
People are complaining there is no significant initiative that costs a lot of money, takes years to accomplish and grabs a lot of headlines.
SHABAZZ: Hoosiers for Life needs to get one
All their antics do is make people like me who tend to be more agnostic on the abortion issue want to write checks to Planned Parenthood.
Shabazz: Here’s how you do immigration reform
I totally get border security, but we have to be smart about it.
Shabazz: Patriotism, politics and professional athletes
Patriotism is loving your country so much that you are willing to call it out when you think it is wrong.
Shabazz: A more honest look at the satellite-voting debate
Satellite voting might make it easier for people to vote, but there’s no evidence that it increases participation.
Shabazz: A few more facts about police-action shootings
With what we’ve seen in the news, you would think it was open season on unarmed black men by law enforcement. However, the data paints a different picture.
SHABAZZ: My take on the flap over Jennifer Messer’s Fishers contract
I didn’t write this column in my downtown office, but in my back yard, where I can have a cigar and adult beverage.
SHABAZZ: The turmoil that is Donald Trump
Now, is the impeachment talk premature? I would say yes. But is the groundwork being laid for a constitutional crisis? Yes.
SHABAZZ: Kudos to a merit system for picking judges
Under the old system, unless you were the ultimate insider, Marion County voters didn’t have much say in the process.
SHABAZZ: Trump supporters hit hard by president’s cuts
Government spending, in the grand scheme of things, isn’t getting under control.