Blockers
Rebels in the Deep State
$47.99
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
6 October 2026
Summary
In early 2025, an army of young men invaded the offices of US government. Armed with laptops and sleeping bags, a raft of prejudices and a bulletproof sense of mission instilled in them by their new boss, Elon Musk, the tech bro acolytes of DOGE were on a mission to seek and destroy, by any means necessary. But once inside, they came up against a group of people whose courage, commitment and in some cases lifelong devotion to the nation they served would quickly earn them the wrath of Musk. H…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241807781 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241807786 |
| Author: | Michael Lewis |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Allen Lane |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 6 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 460g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 163mm x 242mm |
Critics Review
For all its sound and fury, Doge achieved no meaningful cuts. Taking its false economies into account, Doge might even have added to the US deficit. Yet as Michael Lewis sets out in his commendable new book, Blockers, the effects of Doge’s 18-week storm will be felt for years to come… Those who want to know about how this is being done and what is at stake should read Lewis’s exemplary volume * Financial Times *
Michael Lewis has a peerless, uncanny gift for finding the human frontlines of the most abstract and complex stories… He routinely populates these battlefields with unlikely heroes from real life… This new book is a straight war report. Lewis speaks to some of those people who have devoted their working lives to keeping ordinary Americans safe… In each case, Lewis builds an intimate picture of their precise skill set, their devotion to duty, their deep specialised knowledge of complex procedures at different levels of government; and he shows how in each case they came up against the thuggish Doge apparatchiks who told them that all those qualities were no longer required… This cultural revolution was just as wanton in intent if not in execution as Mao’s original… The few dogged souls Lewis identifies were among those who refused to be cowed. The Muskrats had a name for them, which becomes the title of Lewis’s book. They were blockers – Tim Adams * Observer *
Michael Lewis
Michael Lewis
Michael Lewis is a global bestselling author whose books have explored some of the biggest stories of our times. His notable works include:
- Flash Boys: A groundbreaking exposé of high-speed trading scams.
- The Big Short: The inspiration for the Academy Award-winning film of the same name.
- Liar’s Poker: A definitive account of the excesses of the 1980s financial world.
- The Fifth Risk: A recent work that delves into the consequences of democratic unraveling.
Born in New Orleans, Michael Lewis was educated at Princeton University and the London School of Economics.
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