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Jemima Kelly

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Jemima writes a weekly column on a range of subjects, from culture wars to crypto, as well as features, and sometimes hosts podcasts. She previously wrote for Alphaville, the FT’s markets and finance blog. Before joining the FT, she was a reporter at Reuters.
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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

    Ben Hickey illustration of two speeche bubbles  overlapping
  • 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

    Ben Hickey illustration of the bitcoin sign on a black fishing hook drawn on orange background.
  • 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’

    Ben Hickey illustration of the fuse burning on a bomb with the facial expression Donald Trump
  • 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

    A man is seen in silhouette in the Congress center on the opening of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on January 15, 2024
  • 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

    Illustration of cutout paper people waiting in front of a red voting booth - the voter is filled in in black while non-voters just have a dotted outline on a white background
  • 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

    A silhouetted figure jumps with joy amid an abstract background of a rising sun and discarded notes with ticks written on them
  • 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

    Montage with a close up image of Elon Musk in the foreground, and a large X logo pinning the Twitter bird logo to the ground
  • Sunday, 10 December, 2023
    Mental health
    Are we all narcissists now?

    We have grown fond of pathologising normal behaviour

    Illustration of a person standing in front of a giant mobile phone looking at them self
  • 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

    Illustration of three red hearts following a red magnet walking in front of them
  • 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

    Ben Hickey illustration of a person standing alone on a red carpet in front of a speech lectern
  • 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

    Ben Hickey illustration of a bubble speech on a screen with a mouse cursor prodding it from the side
  • 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

    Ben Hickey illustration of someone on a skate board inside a hamster wheel.
  • 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

    Illustration of a round fence made of binary digits, with a person pushing the first one down like a domino
  • 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?

    Ben Hickey illustration of black and white newspaper pages in a messy pile.
  • 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

    Ben Hickey illustration of various cryptocoins flying into black and white concentric circles void.
  • 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

    Illustration of the outline of a person divided down the middle with half in white on a black background and the other half in black on a white background
  • 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

    A cartoon grey cloud rains on festivalgoers
  • 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

    Illustration of Donald Trump with a cowboy hat and a red handkerchief tied over his nose and mouth — turned on the right, like a police mugshot.
  • 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

    Ben Hickey illustration of a knight holding up his sword towards the open mouth of a dragon - both depicted in black ink drawing.
  • 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

    Ben Hickey illustration of two fish bowls, with an orange fish jumping from one into the other, to join a solitary red fish
  • 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

    Ben Hickey illustration of a person’s profile, with the long nose touching a microphone in front of it
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