Archive - Thoughts Into Words

March 2025

The Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil and the Threat to Free Speech

If you don’t support free speech for people and ideas you disagree with, you can’t claim to support it at all.

Mar 29 •

Steven Craddock

January 2025

Trying to be Better in Trying Times

The world is a harsh place, and trying to change it for the better can often feel like too big a task for one person to take on.

Jan 1 •

Steven Craddock

October 2024

A Truly Bizarre Presidential Election

Trump and Harris both have a fair chance at winning this election, but there’s no telling what could happen in these final weeks.

Oct 6, 2024 •

Steven Craddock

June 2024

Climbing the Escalation Ladder

It's not too late to climb down, but the managers of the US empire have no intention of doing so.

Jun 30, 2024 •

Steven Craddock

May 2024

The Park Across the Street

Occasionally I open the blinds and just look out my apartment window.

May 31, 2024 •

Steven Craddock

April 2024

The Libertarian Split on Open Borders

The conversation around immigration doesn’t necessarily fall along a simple left/right divide.

Apr 21, 2024 •

Steven Craddock

March 2024

In a Crumbling Empire

I wake up in a crumbling empire, my taxes funding atrocities. Hopefully I can keep some of my money, to at least pay bills and buy groceries.

Mar 21, 2024 •

Steven Craddock

Razor Wire on the Rio Grande - Pt. 2

Recent developments have placed the issue of immigration toward the center of American politics.

Mar 1, 2024 •

Steven Craddock

February 2024

Razor Wire on the Rio Grande - Pt. 1

By nearly all accounts, there is indeed a migrant crisis along the US-Mexico border, and a solution is desperately needed.

Feb 14, 2024 •

Steven Craddock

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