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This book feels like it was written yesterday in that it makes reference to all the chaos of the current presidency. I don't really understand how this book got pulled together as fast as it did. There was clearly research done. Sure, everyone had a different chapter and a different agency or person(s) to profile, but still. I am impressed.
The book goes through eight people and/or agencies that make up the US federal government and highlight the work they do - work that most of the country neither ever thinks about nor understands. It was lovely to learn about some of these agencies and even lovelier to go through the work they do on behalf of all of us. Some of these are lofty achievements and achievements in progress (literally), while others are stories about the humblest individuals who might otherwise go through life unnoticed. The two chapters that really captured my attention were the one of Ronald Walters of the National Cemetary Administration, who made sure every veteran had the option to be buried or cremated honorably, and John Koopman of the Internal Revenue Service, who is a real-life cyber superhero.
I'm grateful to all those who choose to lead lives of civil service. They are often underpaid and almost always underappreciated. The work they do is important, and today, I'm particularly grateful for Pamela Wright of the National Archives, who will make sure history is digitized and preserved. (Having just finished The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, I cannot stop thinking about the censorship, erasure, and rewriting of history MAGA is trying so hard to execute.)
Fast read. Highly recommend. A bit of uplifting sunshine during dark days.
The book goes through eight people and/or agencies that make up the US federal government and highlight the work they do - work that most of the country neither ever thinks about nor understands. It was lovely to learn about some of these agencies and even lovelier to go through the work they do on behalf of all of us. Some of these are lofty achievements and achievements in progress (literally), while others are stories about the humblest individuals who might otherwise go through life unnoticed. The two chapters that really captured my attention were the one of Ronald Walters of the National Cemetary Administration, who made sure every veteran had the option to be buried or cremated honorably, and John Koopman of the Internal Revenue Service, who is a real-life cyber superhero.
I'm grateful to all those who choose to lead lives of civil service. They are often underpaid and almost always underappreciated. The work they do is important, and today, I'm particularly grateful for Pamela Wright of the National Archives, who will make sure history is digitized and preserved. (Having just finished The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, I cannot stop thinking about the censorship, erasure, and rewriting of history MAGA is trying so hard to execute.)
Fast read. Highly recommend. A bit of uplifting sunshine during dark days.
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Another book that should be a required read in schools.
Excellent, in depth exploration of some aspects of the federal government that aren't front of mind to most Americans.
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