A Tip For Joe Biden

And Other Unsolicited Political Advice

[Published first on my substack, The Halfway Café. If you enjoy progressive takes on contemporary politics and foreign policy, subscribe!]

First up, some lovely personal news! I was recently inducted into the published-by-McSweeney’s club as they accepted my satire article The Aqueduct New Deal Will Destroy Rome. It’s a fun comedy piece satirizing conservative opposition to Green New Deal-esque policies in contemporary America, set in ancient Rome. McSweeney’s is one of the most exclusive and and highly regarded publishers in the online comedy world, and I’ve been submitting to them for several months now rising from generic rejections to supportive personal note rejections to now being published! So do me a solid and click the link below, and enjoy!

Link: The Aqueduct New Deal Will Destroy Rome

For this week’s Halfway Café, I thought I’d do some unpaid advising work for the Biden Administration, Democrats, MAGA fans, Republicans, and Congress.

Tip for Biden: Throw some bones on student debt. Even just a token effort could have a huge impact both on young people’s lives, and Democrats’ electoral hopes in 2022. How about that $10,000 forgiveness for everyone Biden talked about in his campaign, or an initiative where for every 12 payments someone makes on their student…