I
unironically
believe
that
keeping
abreast
of
The
Onion
and
The
Daily
Show
are
some
of
the
best
ways
to
stay
up
to
date
on
current
events.
I’ve
been
tuned
in
to
the
latter
recently
because
the
light
leaving
John
Stewart’s
eyes
once
he
realized
Kamala
Harris
has
learned
nothing
from
her
loss
continues
to
haunt
me:
He
started
off
the
most
recent
Daily
Show
with
a
pat
on
the
back:
it
is
entering
its
30th
year
of
being
on
air!
Which
made
for
an
easy
lay-up
joke
about
meandering
30-somethings
considering
law
school:
Great
joke,
yes
—
but
what’s
a
great
joke
without
an
accompanying
dissertation?
While
there
is
a
definite
skew
toward
youth
—
about
70%
of
incoming
1Ls
are
26
or
younger,
the
30
and
over
crowd
made
up
a
sizeable
~20%
of
2024
enrollment
according
to
LSAC.
In
case
anyone
past
their
20s
is
reading
this
and
is
parsing
through
“am
I
too
old
for
law
school?”
anxiety,
know
that
you’re
fine.
Age
ain’t
nothing
but
a
number,
but
know
which
numbers
matter:
school
ticket
price,
the
student
loans
you
might
rack
up,
and
the
pressure
to
get
a
job
that
lets
you
pay
off
that
student
loan
debt
before
the
regulators
mount
up.
Law
school’s
trend
toward
rising
costs
has
been
so
steep
that
tuition
only
going
up
a
little
this
year
was
newsworthy.
And
it’s
a
legitimate
question
to
ask
if
the
cost
is
worth
its
value,
not
just
in
terms
of
law
school
over
the
years.
You
also
have
to
consider
what
you
could
be
doing
with
the
money
instead.
If
you’re
in
law
school
for
the
money,
you
may
get
a
better
ROI
going
for
banking
and
finance
instead.
Or
maybe
you’re
in
it
for
the
meaning
and
want
to
go
to
law
school
to
do
public
interest
work?
You
better
make
sure
that
the
clients
you’ll
be
representing
won’t
be
deemed
“illegal”
at
a
moment’s
notice
and
put
your
public
service
loan
forgiveness
payment
plan
in
jeopardy.
You
might
even
be
better
off
going
directly
into
selling
hot
dogs
before
the
government
shutdown
pushes
you
into
chasing
that
dream.
Would
it
be
the
end
of
the
world
if
you
decided
to
go
to
law
school
to
chase
down
some
career
opportunities?
No,
but
it
very
well
could
be
the
end
of
you
not
having
six
figures
of
student
loan
debt.
It’s
the
sort
of
thing
that
could
make
you
push
off
buying
a
home,
having
children,
dating,
and
treating
yourself
to
that
limited
edition
copy
of
Silksong.
If
you’re
seriously
thinking
about
going
to
law
school
—
and
this
part
applies
to
30-somethings
as
much
as
it
applies
to
aspiring
K-JDs
—
familiarize
yourself
with
the
terms
“golden
handcuffs”
and
bimodal
salary
distribution.
Oh,
and
sit
through
this
rite
of
passage:
Damn.
Elaborating
on
a
joke
really
does
ruin
it.
Sorry,
John.
New
Trump
Rule
Declares
Most
Public
Service
Work
‘Illegal,’
Ineligible
For
Loan
Forgiveness
Furloughed
IRS
Lawyer
Opens
Hot
Dog
Cart,
Finally
Starts
Serving
The
Public
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s
.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
is
learning
to
swim, is
interested
in
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected]
and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.