Jemima Kelly

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Sunday, 18 February, 2024

Fake news
How to stop talking past each other
In politics and in life, we need to acknowledge more often that the other side might have a point
Sunday, 28 January, 2024

Bitcoin
Crypto may have become boring, but it still isn’t legit
The SEC’s approval of 11 bitcoin ETFs is not as meaningful as aficionados would like to think
Sunday, 21 January, 2024

Media
Taking Trump off air is not the answer
It is not the job of journalists to try to protect viewers from what they deem to be ‘untrue things’
Wednesday, 17 January, 2024

World Economic Forum
In remembrance of Davos times past
The view from the Swiss mountaintop enjoyed by the annual conference of the World Economic Forum is not what it used to be
Sunday, 7 January, 2024

US presidential election 2024
In a big year for democracy, don’t forget the non-voters
Engaging those who feel unrepresented is vital to sustaining a healthy political system
Thursday, 28 December, 2023

Social affairs
Forget new year’s resolutions — make a ‘24 for 2024’ list instead
Setting goals for the upcoming 12 months is much more achievable — and much more fun
Monday, 25 December, 2023

X Corp
Year in a word: X
With Elon Musk at its helm, there is no telling where the revamped platform will be in a year’s time
Sunday, 10 December, 2023

Mental health
Are we all narcissists now?
We have grown fond of pathologising normal behaviour
Saturday, 9 December, 2023

The Weekend Essay
The culture wars dividing America’s most liberal church
Long a beacon of progressive values, Unitarian Universalism has been convulsed by pulpit politics
Sunday, 26 November, 2023

Leadership
The allure — and danger — of the charismatic leader
From Donald Trump to Elizabeth Holmes, it is worth examining the driving power behind a cult of personality
Tuesday, 21 November, 2023

US politics & policy
Politician or celebrity? Who knows anymore?
Britain and America do personality politics differently but neither path is a sign of health
Wednesday, 15 November, 2023

Travel
Champagne on ice: my week on a super-luxe cruise to Greenland
A new generation of ‘floating hotels’ promises bucket-list experiences — and champagne by the bucket-load. Jemima Kelly joins Explora I’s inaugural Greenland voyage
Sunday, 12 November, 2023

Technology
Free speech can’t flourish online
Social media is an outrage machine, not a forum for sharing ideas and getting at the truth
Sunday, 29 October, 2023

Demographics and population
In defence of the Gen Z challenge to the ‘work ethic’
Contempt for younger workers protesting at the daily grind masks the fact that so few are happy with it
Thursday, 26 October, 2023

FT Magazine
What I learned attending ‘anti-cancel culture’ college
Why Harlan Crow, Paul Marshall and others are funding schools affiliated with Bari Weiss and Jordan Peterson
Sunday, 22 October, 2023

Technology
I read Andreessen’s ‘techno-optimist manifesto’ so you don’t have to
Unrestrained technological ‘accelerationism’ is a bad idea
Sunday, 15 October, 2023

Media
Elon Musk’s X still needs the ‘legacy media’ he so resents
Who does he think is providing the news that people get from social media?
Sunday, 8 October, 2023

Bitcoin
The SBF trial is a reminder that crypto is a rotten business
Financial nihilism has produced this game of Monopoly money
Sunday, 1 October, 2023

UK politics
Maybe politics should be more mindful
It’s easy to mock the practice but it could help politicians be less reactive, act with more conviction and disagree better
Sunday, 24 September, 2023

Media
Dividing the world into heroes and villains does us little good
We need to be able to speak in nuanced terms, including about Russell Brand or Donald Trump
Monday, 11 September, 2023

US society
Schadenfreude, Burning Man and the unifying power of mockery
The reason we feel so good about laughing at people’s expense is that we have convinced ourselves they deserve it
Sunday, 3 September, 2023

Donald Trump
Trump’s status as an anti-hero is making him unstoppable
The appeal of the former president’s mugshot and inability to stick to a script are all part of the fascination
Thursday, 24 August, 2023

Social affairs
The west is suffering from a crisis of courage
Trump’s refusal to turn up to the Republican debate is one more sign that this virtue is no longer held to be important
Thursday, 17 August, 2023

Travel
The joy and the value of venturing into other worlds
Holidays offer an opportunity to take us outside our own filter bubbles
Thursday, 3 August, 2023

Media
Advertising has reached a new low in the age of podcasts
The line between genuine content and commercial propaganda is being fatally blurred