One thing speechwriters don’t typically do is actually speak. Former Barack Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau is different. In March 2016, he and fellow ex-Obama aide Dan Pfeiffer launched the ...

Jon Favreau and Jon Lovett, along with partner Tommy Vietor (who turned 40 on Aug. 31), had a loftier vision: They wouldn’t join a media empire—they’d create one of their own. Since its ...