FAST READS with Molly Jong-Fast 02/014/2025

Welcome to FAST READS with Molly Jong-Fast. Happy Valentine’s Day!

 Please check out my latest Vanity Fair article: Donald Trump’s Slash-and-Burn Second Term.

You can find an archive of my Vanity Fair pieces. 

On FASTPOLITICS – The Nation’s Jeet Heer tries to make sense of Trump’s plans to expand America across the globe. Democracy Forward’s Skye Perryman examines the lawsuits they are filing to stop Trump and Musk’s agenda. Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara examines the legal obstacles that can keep Trump in check. Citation Needed’s Molly White details the tech bro oligarchy’s plans for America. The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson examines Trump’s voters learning what his agenda actually is. More Perfect Union’s Josh Miller-Lewis details the lobbying firm funneling massive influence into Donald Trump’s White House. Substack's The Jim Acosta Show host Jim Acosta examines Trump’s strategy to exploit the weak points in our government.Wired’s David Gilbert details the threats Elon’s DOGE-obsessed teenagers pose to U.S. national security. Charlie Sykes examines the continued erosion of law and order in America. Congresswoman Becca Balint details the Republicans' attempts to rewrite American culture.

My Recommended Reads For The Week:

-The New York Times-  For the F.A.A., Three Deadly Crashes and a Reckoning by Mark Walker

-New Republic - President Elon Musk Suddenly Realizes He Might Not Know How to Govern by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

 -The Bulwark - The GOP Says They Love Elon. Privately, They’re Expressing Concerns. By Sam Stein and Joe Perticone 

 -The New York Times Opinion-  Five Former Treasury Secretaries: Our Democracy Is Under Siege By Robert E. Rubin Lawrence H. Summers Timothy F. Geithner Jacob J. Lew and Janet L. Yellen (The writers are former Treasury secretaries).

PROJECT 2025: I made this documentary Also I’m not going to rewatch it because it’s going to make me depressed youtu.be/5ZA0iSTVqMc?...

Thanks for reading!

-Molly-