Shabazz Commentary: Polling is art versus science versus reality
By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz IndyPolitics.org October 1, 2026 Every election cycle, someone emails me a poll with a subject line in ALL CAPS. The poll always shows their candidate winning. It’s always “brand new.” And, purely by coincidence, it’s almost always paid for by the c “...”
Shabazz Commentary: As God Is My Witness, I Thought Prices Could Fly
By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, Esq. IndyPolitics.org September 27, 2026 I spent the weekend in Cincinnati, the town that gave us Charles Keating, Larry Flynt and WKRP. Keating spent a good part of his life trying to put guys like Flynt out of business, and WKRP spent one Thanksgiving le “...”
Shabazz Commentary: Same Suit, Different Day
By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz IndyPolitics.org September 23, 2026 Can you imagine an elected official literally banning media he or she doesn’t like from their news conferences and other media events? Well, I can, because it was me five years ago. In October 2021, Attorney General “...”
Shabazz Commentary: Sleepless in Seattle
By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz Indy Politics September 21, 2026 I took my vacation in Seattle this week, and I got five days of sunshine and 70 degrees. I packed for 55 and rain. The locals insist this never happens. I told them I bring my own weather. Meanwhile, back home, Indianapolis “...”
Shabazz Commentary: Schrödinger’s Election Board
By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz IndyPolitics.org September 16, 2026 In 1935, Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger came up with a thought experiment. Put a cat in a sealed box with a vial of poison that may or may not break. Until you open the box, the cat is technically both alive and de “...”
Shabazz Commentary: Thank the Progressives for Your Primary
This column was originally published on IndyPolitics.org. By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz IndyPolitics.org April 21, 2026 Every few years, someone in Indiana politics — sometimes me — argues that taxpayer-funded primaries are unfair, unconstitutional, or both. The argument usually boi “...”
Shabazz Commentary: a decade later, the First Church of Cannabis still sparks conversation
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz IndyPolitics.org July 9, 2025 Ten years ago, Indiana got an unexpected spiritual awakening—complete with incense, music, and a serious conversation about religious freedom and marijuana. On Ju “...”
Shabazz Commentary: Todd Rokita is swinging wild, and the disciplinary commission just threw him a fastball down the middle
This column was published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz IndyPolitics.org June 24, 2025 I love baseball. Always have. Always will. Whether it’s the grit of the South Side, the heartbreak of the Pacific Northwest, or the classic swagger of St. Louis, I bleed Wh “...”