Michael Lewis on a fire scientist forced out under Howard Lutnick
Tim Miller's guest brought stories from his new book about public servants who survived DOGE, or were pushed out of jobs nobody else could do.
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Howard Lutnick’s Stunning Mistreatment of a Top Government Scientist (Michael Lewis) | Bulwark Daily
What brings the author of Moneyball and The Big Short to a daily politics show? Civil servants. Michael Lewis sat down with Tim Miller to talk about his new book, which the description says celebrates government employees who either made it through DOGE or were pushed out despite filling vital roles.
The episode passed 130,000 views in its first eight hours. A new Bulwark Daily usually ends its whole first day at around 18,000.
The title promises Howard Lutnick, and the chapter list shows where that story sits: a segment on a fire scientist forced out of government. Around it, Lewis and Miller move from his memories of Hurricane Katrina to a DOGE recruit who changed course, the talent that walked out the door, and a blunt question about whether Elon Musk can actually manage. Their answer is that government is not a business. It is familiar ground for Lewis, whose 2018 book The Fifth Risk followed the federal workers few people ever hear about.
The show's other news drew a large share of the comments: Trump's remark about Iran and two big California cities. A smaller thread comes from viewers who say they watched experienced colleagues retire rather than work under the new management. Miller also returns to the midterm long shots that he and Bill Kristol picked on Monday, as we reported here. Republicans, the description notes, are now putting money into South Carolina and a strongly Republican district in Kentucky.
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Which Michael Lewis book became a 2011 film starring Brad Pitt as Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane?
Moneyball, Lewis's 2003 book about the Oakland Athletics' data-driven approach, was adapted into the 2011 film with Brad Pitt as Billy Beane.
