Gideon Rachman
@gideonrachman.bsky.social
FT columnist. Also have podcast. Author of three and a half books. Four kids. Two cats. One wife. Numerous friends. Fulham fan.
Bang on by Michelle Goldberg in the NYT
November 4, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Bang on by Michelle Goldberg in the NYT
Domestics Cats share more than 90% of their DNA with panthers
August 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Domestics Cats share more than 90% of their DNA with panthers
From a Vox piece on obscenity rulings; h/t my son’s friend, Angus
July 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
From a Vox piece on obscenity rulings; h/t my son’s friend, Angus
I have posed a question to CatGPT and he’s thinking about it
June 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I have posed a question to CatGPT and he’s thinking about it
Wrote this back in January. I wonder if the situation in LA gives Trump the opening to declare a state of emergency
June 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Wrote this back in January. I wonder if the situation in LA gives Trump the opening to declare a state of emergency
Makes you wonder what’s happening with the other 1%
June 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Makes you wonder what’s happening with the other 1%
Enjoyed @henrymance.ft.com deadpan account of the misfortunes to befall Trinny Woodall
May 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Enjoyed @henrymance.ft.com deadpan account of the misfortunes to befall Trinny Woodall
A jolly message from my daughter
April 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A jolly message from my daughter
Working from home going well
April 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Working from home going well
Nice detail in NYT piece on Harvard. A colleague told me that this week was the first time they had donated to Harvard since leaving
April 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Nice detail in NYT piece on Harvard. A colleague told me that this week was the first time they had donated to Harvard since leaving
This prediction from a column three weeks ago is looking good 🤞
April 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This prediction from a column three weeks ago is looking good 🤞
Our cat - surprised in the garden
April 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Our cat - surprised in the garden
Spotted in Mexico City airport
March 15, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Spotted in Mexico City airport
Francois Mitterrand’s exam paper from his finals at Science Po in 1937. He’s writing on Franco-German relations
March 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Francois Mitterrand’s exam paper from his finals at Science Po in 1937. He’s writing on Franco-German relations
Railcar on the Polish-Ukraine border. It’s in the sidings. Guess it’s going nowhere now
February 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Railcar on the Polish-Ukraine border. It’s in the sidings. Guess it’s going nowhere now
Twenty kilometres from Kyiv last night
February 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Twenty kilometres from Kyiv last night
Pianist at the Intercontinental Kyiv is playing “The winner takes it all”. Not sure that’s the one I want to hear right now
February 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Pianist at the Intercontinental Kyiv is playing “The winner takes it all”. Not sure that’s the one I want to hear right now
Beautiful day in Kyiv today
February 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Beautiful day in Kyiv today
It’s so cold even the cat has a hot water bottle and blanket
January 9, 2025 at 9:32 AM
It’s so cold even the cat has a hot water bottle and blanket
All star line up at the LSE this evening as Lea Ypi chairs a lecture by Pratap Bhanu Mehta on political philosophy beyond the west
November 20, 2024 at 11:47 PM
All star line up at the LSE this evening as Lea Ypi chairs a lecture by Pratap Bhanu Mehta on political philosophy beyond the west
This is just an experiment as I get to know this site. Doesn't seem to be a way of easily linking to photos - as on that other hellsite. (This is from my downloads(
November 15, 2024 at 7:47 PM
This is just an experiment as I get to know this site. Doesn't seem to be a way of easily linking to photos - as on that other hellsite. (This is from my downloads(