Source: Law & Liberty
by John O McGinnis
“Among its many innovations, The New Yorker turned the humble biographical sketch into ‘The Reporter at Large,’ arresting prose that revealed what little-known people do and why their work matters. … In Who Is Government?, Michael Lewis assembles a roster of celebrated authors to write profiles shining a light on obscure federal employees — advancing a simple thesis that these unsung officials are the backbone of America. At a time when President Donald Trump is determined to shrink the federal workforce, investigating how these officials work and the worth of what they do is a potentially valuable project. Unfortunately, while all but one of the profiles are informative and elegantly etched, the book contributes little to a fair assessment of the government employees’ overall performance.” (05/29/25)
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/the-righteous-bureaucrat/