FAST READS with Molly Jong-Fast 01/10/2025
Welcome to FAST READS with Molly Jong-Fast.
Please check out my latest Vanity Fair article – Donald Trump’s “Shock and Awe” Campaign, as well as an archive of my Vanity Fair pieces.
On FASTPOLITICS – Evil Geniuses, author Kurt Andersen provides a historical perspective on how Pat Buchanan paved the way for today's Trump. When the Clock Broke author John Ganz examines the path that led to our current political moment. The Mary Trump Show's Mary Trump stops by to discuss the incoming vision of Trump 2.0. The Shadow Docket author Stephen Vladeck examines the Supreme Court’s upcoming decision on corporate transparency. The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson joins us to discuss what Mike Johnson’s leadership in the House will look like. Columbia Journalism Review Daily Newsletter's John Allsop examines how journalism is evolving as we head into 2025.
We have a lot cool stuff coming in the next weeks on our YouTube channel.
My Recommended Reads For The Week:
- My husband, Matthew Greenfield, wrote this about his cancer diagnosis – My Cancer and My Purpose
- Columbia Journalism Review - Trump, the Public, and the Press. By Norman Pearlstine
- The New York Times – “A Day of Love’: How Trump inverted the Violent History of Jan 6 By Dan Barry and Alan Feuer
- Semafor – Director Brett Ratner, marginalized after ‘#MeToo’ Allegations, will direct Melania Trump documentary By Ben Smith
- Real Clear Politics – ‘You Guys Are Screwing It All Up’: Trump Quashes Revolt Against Speaker Johnson. By Philip Wegman
Thanks for reading!
-Molly