What Michael Lewis has said about United States federal civil service
3 quotes · 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 United States federal civil service 3 times 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 argues that Trump's first administration was defined by indifference to running the government.
“its signature was indifference and ignorance. Like he didn't care at all about running the government”
Pod Save America: Deep State Rebels v. Trump (with Michael Lewis) (Oct 4, 2026) · Listen from 3:51
Lewis argues the country has stopped asking what qualifications people need to run federal agencies.
“we stopped asking what qualifications should a person have to run one of these federal agencies?”
Pod Save America: Deep State Rebels v. Trump (with Michael Lewis) (Oct 4, 2026) · Listen from 22:39
Lewis says he is waiting for a political candidate who will campaign on rethinking how government works.
“I keep waiting for the candidate to arise who says we're going to rethink how we govern ourselves because a lot of it makes no sense”
Pod Save America: Deep State Rebels v. Trump (with Michael Lewis) (Oct 4, 2026) · Listen from 59:24
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 United States federal civil service
- Jon Lovett · 1 quote
Michael Lewis on other topics
- 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
- Government fraud and waste · 1 quote
- Wildland–urban interface fires · 1 quote