The author of the Big Short and Liar’s Poker, Michael Lewis, has specialised in compelling stories about people that few have ever heard of.
His latest book looks at the workers who’ve become the bete noire of Elon Musk: America’s civil servants.
Many have found themselves cast out of their offices into unemployment as the Trump administration sets out to slash a trillion dollars from public spending in a matter of months. From National Park rangers to nuclear security workers and cyber specialists, Mr Musk’s “chainsaw for bureaucracy” has reached deep into the federal workforce. We asked Michael Lewis why he’d put together a love letter to those who’ve become so unloved