Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service.
Edited by Michael Lewis.

"Who works for the government and why does their work matter? An urgent and absorbing civics lesson from an all-star team of writers and storytellers.

The government is a vast, complex system that Americans pay for, rebel against, rely upon, dismiss, and celebrate. It’s also our shared resource for addressing the biggest problems of society. And it’s made up of people, mostly unrecognized and uncelebrated, doing work that can be deeply consequential and beneficial to everyone."

From employees of JPL/NASA:
"It’s an incredible privilege to work at a place and live in a country that. Is willing to set aside money to answer these existential questions." "Existential humility."

The current administration is taking so much of this away.