United States federal civil service
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United States federal civil service has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Pod Save America. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Michael LewisAmerican nonfiction author of Moneyball, The Big Short, The Fifth Risk and Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State
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
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 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
Jon LovettCo-host of Pod Save America; diarization split of the same speaker during the economics segment
Lovett says the political opening is for a leader who understands power yet cares about government's civic purpose.
“But actually respects and cares about the civic purpose of our government. And that to me is the opening that I see”
Pod Save America: Deep State Rebels v. Trump (with Michael Lewis) (Oct 4, 2026) · Listen from 1:00:12
Podcasts
- Pod Save America · 1 episode
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.
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