The Fifth Risk

The Fifth Risk Michael lewis hardcover copyright 2018 ISBN 978-1-324-00264-2 219 pages What are the consequences if the people given control over our government have no idea how it works? — "The election happened," remembers Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, then deputy secretary of the Department of Energy. "And then there was radio silence." Across all departments, similar stories were playing out: Trump appointees were few and far between; those that did show up were shockingly uninformed about the functions of their new workplace. Some even threw away the briefing books that had been prepared for them.