Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: Put an end to taxpayer-funded primaries
If the point is for Democrats and Republicans to pick their candidates for the general election, why should the general public pick up the tab?
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Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: Indiana’s teachers have been miseducated
We are not talking about 15 additional hours of certification. It’s included in the 90 hours teachers must get already.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: Eliminating charters, vouchers won’t boost teacher pay
Over the course of the teacher-pay debate, I’ve heard numerous advocates for increasing teacher pay argue that if the state got rid of the voucher program and no longer funded charter schools, there would be plenty of money to increase teacher salaries. Their math doesn’t add up.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: Indy is my kind of town—let’s keep it that way
We are not going to give it up to criminals and vagrants without a fight.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: My ‘black agenda’ for the city of Indianapolis
The city should increase opportunities for more school choice.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: The right way to raise the minimum wage
Eliminate taxes for people who make less than $10 an hour.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: The problems with reparations
I have a problem trying to hold people accountable for something they either didn’t do or had nothing to do with.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: Indiana needs to get off the pot
In the last couple of weeks, two more states—North Dakota and Illinois—took steps toward either legalizing marijuana or decriminalizing its possession.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: Why we should all be a little more like Sen. Lugar
The senator’s greatest quality was his thoughtfulness and sense of bipartisanship when it came to problem-solving.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: Are privilege and good ol’ networking different?
When it comes to other jobs, college admissions, you name it, there is probably going to be some element of “unearned access.”
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: Democrats have only themselves to blame
This is one of the most politically idiotic moves a party chairman can make.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: Let’s talk about teacher pay
Before we have any discussion about more state funding for teacher pay, we should discuss what schools are doing with the cash they’re currently getting.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: ’Tis the season to be offended
You can’t judge a 1944 song using 2018 standards.
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: 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.