WHO IS GOVERNMENT?

Who works for the government and why does their work matter Michael Lewis bestselling author of The Big Short and The Fifth Risk along with an all star team of writers and storytellers takes us on a riveting journey into a hidden world The government is a vast complex system that citizens pay for rebel against rely upon dismiss and celebrate It s also our shared resource for addressing the biggest problems of society And it s made up of people mostly unrecognized and uncelebrated doing work that can be deeply consequential and beneficial to everyone Michael Lewis invited his favourite writers to find someone doing an interesting job for the government and write about them The stories they found are unexpected riveting and inspiring including a former coal miner devoted to making mine roofs less likely to collapse saving thousands of lives an IRS agent straight out of a crime thriller and the manager who made the National Cemetery Administration the best run organization public or private in the entire country Each essay shines a spotlight on the essential behind the scenes work of exemplary federal employees Whether they re digitizing archives chasing down cybercriminals or discovering new planets these public servants are committed to their