Lucy Biggers

When I was 25, I would’ve been obsessed with Zohran Mamdani. At 27, I helped get AOC elected. I made a viral video about her campaign, met her a bunch of times, and was totally bought in. Now I’m 35, and I’ve grown up. The feel-good promises of free college, free food, free…

At @TheFP we've been running our "Ancient Wisdom" essays all summer, and they've been a real treat. But this week's, by Michael Tobin, is in a class of its own. A beautiful meditation on aging. thefp.com/p/ancient-wisd…

Unpopular opinion: I don't care that Taylor Swift flies her private jet releasing carbon emissions. She is flying around the planet bringing her art to millions of people, that is what cheap abundant energy is FOR. What do you want her to do? Go on tour on horse and buggy?

Europe is not doing great. @TylerCowen sums up why Europe’s quality of life has fallen so much in the past 40 years. Read his piece in @TheFP: thefp.com/p/i-once-thoug…

You cannot have a great civilization without the ability to make things. That ability—manufacturing—is the foundation of power. @2112Power of @HadrianInc in @TheFP on reindustralizing America: thefp.com/p/america-wont…

“Most of all, in terms of per capita income America has opened up a big and apparently growing lead over West Europe. We typically grow at rates of two percent or more, and the major European nations might struggle to grow at one percent. The United Kingdom has hardly seen wage…

I can't get over the fact that Mississippi’s GDP is on par with Germany’s.

Europe is the world’s most wonderful museum, but at the end of the day I want my air-conditioning and clothes dryer, Tyler Cowen writes. thefp.com/p/i-once-thoug…

"I never wanted to take up arms. But October 7th made us all hostages ... Either let the neighborhoods I love be used as human shields, or fight to protect what I can." Deputy chief of Gaza's 1st anti-Hamas militia in a generation urges support for free Gazan self-rule. WATCH:

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In the age of AI I think my bad grammar and odd sentence structure may be a new asset. Authenticity is everything now.

Former AOC supporter @LLBiggers has a warning for Zohran Mamdani voters: “Young people love ‘feel good’ politics. They see poverty, they see inequality, and they want to fix it. And unfortunately—socialism—we know everywhere that it’s tried, it does not work. It ends in…

This is a must-read! thefp.com/p/progressives…

Why as a former climate activist I'm no longer afraid of sea level rise:

All of these people who think I’m a cheerleader for Israel are out of their minds. I opposed the Antisemitism Awareness Act, opposed the Trump Antisemitism Executive Order defining criticism of Israel as discriminatory, I’ve said I don’t think the U.S. should be sending money or…

BLOWN AWAY: Exposing the Wind Scam New documentary! 📽️ Did "Landman" get it right? Windmills make no economic sense, harm the environment, and pollute America's vistas. This latest Cortes Investigates short film exposes the entire scam! From on the ground in New Mexico…

The climate movement is great at identifying problems. And even better at picking the wrong solutions.

Thank you @bethanyshondark !! Yes wind and solar are so “feel good” but so inefficient!

We were in Colorado last week and I was struck by what is now an enormous disparity in wealth between the US and the UK. Spent a couple of nights in a cabin in an RV park - it had pools, slides, mini golf etc, fun for the kids. But the place was packed with RVs worth hundreds…

Everyone knows the name Brittney Griner. Why doesn't anyone know Mark Swidan? Swidan was held for 12 years in a Chinese prison for a crime he didn't commit. Now he's living on food stamps in Texas. @petersavodnik writes: THE FORGOTTEN AMERICAN. thefp.com/p/the-forgotte…