I am about to say something that will likely take a number of you by surprise. The Bush tax cuts slated to expire this year should be allowed to do so and the money should go towards deficit reduction. I know this may sound odd coming from someone like me, but I have always believed […]
With a good chunk of school starting this week, I figured it would be the perfect time to entertain the thought of the subject of school choice. I bring this up not only because I’m a big fan of choice and competition, but also the fact is that there are five new charter schools slated […]
Between shootings and court rulings on gay marriage it’s been a pretty busy week, however there have been quite a few items that have popped up on that are worth a mention or two, so here they are… The Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police has overwhelmingly rejected the latest contract offer from the city. Ironically, […]
In 30 days, the lovely Mrs. Shabazz and I will celebrate our first anniversary. Like most newlyweds, we’re looking forward to it. And unlike most married men, I already have her gift taken care of and arrangements made to mark the occasion. I bring this up not to brag, well there is a little bit […]
I’ve written quite a bit lately about violence and black-on-black crime. And I will frankly admit that it did feel like it was getting to be a bit much. But this blog post is different. It is not about the Baptist Ministers Alliance. It is not about Shamus Patton. It is not about absentee black […]
I’ve got some work to do today, so I’m posting a guest column by Matt Wittlief of the Marion County Libertarian Party. Enjoy. ********** On Monday, July 26, the Indianapolis City-County Council voted to approve the transfer of water and waste water utilities to Citizen’s Energy Group. The deal is very complex and convoluted – […]
Today marks the first the day of school in Warren Township here in Indianapolis. Yes, it’s August 2 and school is starting. A number of school districts will start class over the next two weeks and I, for the life of me, still can’t understand why. Absent a year-round calender, is there any reason for […]
This past week I spoke to all three candidates for the U.S. Senate here in Indiana. I’m posting their interviews so you can hear them in your own words. Each interview segment is about 8-9 minutes long. My ultimate goal is to get all three in the same place this Fall. Dan Coats, pt 1 […]
Just when I thought things couldn’t get anymore bizarre in this town I get proven incorrect. I thought after Brandon Johnson, Al Sharpton and Shamus Patton, we’d be done with silliness for a while. No such luck. My colleagues at RTV 6 are reporting that an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer was injured after being baited […]
The squirrels must really be excited today because the conspiracy theory nuts are out in force. I’m not talking about my usual conspiracy theorists, I’m talking old school wing-nuts. In case you hadn’t heard, because you live in the real world, there is a school of thought out there that the shootings that occurred a […]
