# Enough with Michael Prunka

An exploration of hunger, inequality, and the pursuit of enough for everyone.

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## [Decide yourself: The case for and against SNAP ‘junk food’ restrictions](https://michaelprunka.substack.com/p/decide-yourself-the-case-for-and)

_2026-08-17 · Michael Prunka_

Paternalistic health mandate or necessary fiscal guardrail? A look at both sides of the growing state-level debate over EBT rules.

## [The album that caught up to me](https://michaelprunka.substack.com/p/the-album-that-caught-up-to-me)

_2026-08-06 · Michael Prunka_

A reflection on an album I didn’t love 16 years ago that, through the lens of advocacy, has become my favorite.

## [What North Carolina’s budget does and doesn’t do for the hungry](https://michaelprunka.substack.com/p/what-north-carolinas-budget-does)

_2026-08-03 · Michael Prunka_

Raleigh's long-overdue budget builds a vital buffer against federal SNAP penalties, but leaves local pantries and county DSS offices on their own.

## [5 questions SNAP skeptics should actually be asking](https://michaelprunka.substack.com/p/5-questions-snap-skeptics-should)

_2026-07-27 · Michael Prunka_

New federal data proves the vast majority of safety net recipients work full-time in the private sector. So why are taxpayers footing the labor bill for mega-corporations?

## [The quiet starvation of the American safety net](https://michaelprunka.substack.com/p/the-quiet-starvation-of-the-american)

_2026-07-20 · Michael Prunka_

One year after the “Big Beautiful Bill,” a hollowed-out nonprofit infrastructure and looming state cost-shifts have pushed local communities into a high-stakes battle for survival.

## [Second Helping: July 2026](https://michaelprunka.substack.com/p/second-helping-july-2026)

_2026-07-16 · Michael Prunka_

Your monthly must-read list for all things related to hunger, food security, inequality, and the like.

## [Decide yourself: A case for and against SNAP work requirements](https://michaelprunka.substack.com/p/decide-yourself-a-case-for-and-against)

_2026-07-14 · Michael Prunka_

Weighing both sides of the second Trump administration's sweeping changes to food assistance.

## [Providers, not patients: We should trust mothers to end hunger](https://michaelprunka.substack.com/p/providers-not-patients-we-should)

_2026-07-06 · Michael Prunka_

We have spent years designing complex, prescriptive food programs for the poor. It turns out the most effective nutrition intervention is the financial agency to choose for yourself.

## [Books that rewired my worldview: Utopia for Realists](https://michaelprunka.substack.com/p/books-that-rewired-my-worldview-utopia)

_2026-07-02 · Michael Prunka_

There was no singular "lightbulb moment" that turned me into a progressive, but there were plenty of books. In the first of a series, I revisit the text that taught me to dream bigger.

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## [Food is medicine, but money is the cure](https://michaelprunka.substack.com/p/food-is-medicine-but-money-is-the)

_2026-06-21 · Michael Prunka_

The medical establishment is finally catching up to what families have known all along. It is time we evolve from expensive clinical referrals to unconditional trust.