# Author Michael Lewis examines DOGE, civil service in ‘Blockers’ book talk

Author Michael Lewis examines DOGE, civil service in ‘Blockers’ book talk Kieran Blake/The Daily Northwestern Author Michael Lewis discussed DOGE, civil service and his new book, “Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State,” with WBEZ’s Mary Dixon on Wednesday. Kieran Blake, Reporter October 16, 2026 When it came time for author Michael Lewis to write a new chapter for the paperback release of his 2018 book “The Fifth Risk,” he decided to write about a Coast Guard oceanographer named Arthur Allen. His interview with Allen inspired him to tell the stories of other civil servants in his ne

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