New York Times bestselling Author Michael Lewis is, as one interviewer recently put it, “a kind of guru of our age”. This is because, in books like Moneyball, The Big Short and Going Infinite, not to mention his own podcast, he has chronicled some of the big social and economic seachanges of our time - from the global financial crisis, to the cryptocurrency market, and how online gambling companies have managed to wage something of a “war against young men”.

Sometimes, he even seems to anticipate the sea changes. Last year, he all but predicted Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s DOGE manifesto, when he decided to investigate what American civil servants actually do. And the catastrophic risks that might come from decimating the federal government.

Today, Michael Lewis, on all of this, and what he thinks comes next for the American government. Plus, whether he thinks our own prime minister is “gutless” for delaying a ban on TV gambling advertising.Michael Lewis’ new book is Who Is Government: The Untold Story of Public Service is out now.

New York Times bestselling Author Michael Lewis is, as one interviewer recently put it, &ldquo;a kind of guru of our age&rdquo;. This is because, in books like&nbsp;Moneyball,&nbsp;The Big Short&nbsp;and&nbsp;Going Infinite, not to mention his own podcast, he has chronicled some of the big social and economic seachanges of our time - from the global financial crisis, to the cryptocurrency market, and how online gambling companies have managed to wage something of a &ldquo;war against young men&rdquo;.
Sometimes, he even seems to anticipate&nbsp;the sea changes. Last year, he all but predicted Donald Trump and Elon Musk&rsquo;s DOGE manifesto, when he decided to investigate what American civil servants actually&nbsp;do. And the catastrophic risks that might come from decimating the federal government.
Today, Michael Lewis, on all of this, and what he thinks comes next for the American government. Plus, whether he thinks our own prime minister is &ldquo;gutless&rdquo; for delaying a ban on TV gambling advertising.Michael Lewis&rsquo; new book is Who Is Government: The Untold Story of Public Service is out now.

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The Big Short author Michael Lewis all but predicted DOGE. Here’s what he thinks happens next with Trump and the USA

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