What Michael Lewis has said about Government fraud and waste
1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 4, 2026
Michael Lewis, American nonfiction author of Moneyball, The Big Short, The Fifth Risk and Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State, has been quoted on Government fraud and waste once in 1 episode of Pod Save America, most recently on October 4, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Lewis acknowledges waste in the civil service but says internal fraud is unlikely because employees are closely monitored.
“There's not a lot of fraud because they get watched so close”
Pod Save America: Deep State Rebels v. Trump (with Michael Lewis) (Oct 4, 2026) · Listen from 29:23
Episodes
Deep State Rebels v. Trump (with Michael Lewis)Pod Save America · Oct 4, 2026 · 1 h 4 min
Jon Lovett interviews author Michael Lewis about his book Blockers, on federal employees who resisted DOGE and the Trump administration's reshaping of government.
Others on Government fraud and waste
- Joe Rogan · 5 quotes
- Caleb Hammer · 2 quotes
- Andy Frisella · 2 quotes
- Jon Lovett · 1 quote
- Tim Burchett · 1 quote
- Chamath Palihapitiya · 1 quote
- DJ · 1 quote
- Theo Von · 1 quote
Michael Lewis on other topics
- United States federal civil service · 3 quotes
- Department of Government Efficiency · 2 quotes
- National Institute of Standards and Technology · 2 quotes
- United States Institute of Peace · 2 quotes
- Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State · 1 quote
- Office of Personnel Management · 1 quote
- Internal Revenue Service · 1 quote
- Wildland–urban interface fires · 1 quote