Liberty
Exposing the Trump Case’s Vulnerability
John Yoo and John Shu respond at National Review Online to Peter Wallison’s recent defense of the Donald Trump indictment for his Jan. 6 actions. Wallison’s focus on Trump’s bad…
Peter J. Wallison
White House Counsel, Resident Fellow, The American Enterprise Institute
Law & Public Safety
Congress is passing the buck
Peter Wallison asks at National Review Online why Congress continues to give away its constitutional powers. If he were alive today, James Madison would probably be most surprised and dismayed…
Law & Public Safety
Supreme Court’s role in restraining the administrative state
Peter Wallison writes for National Review Online about the U.S. Supreme Court’s potential for blocking administrative state overreach. One of the most important issues facing this country today was not…
Law & Public Safety
Reining in the administrative state to help preserve democracy
Peter Wallison of the American Enterprise Institute assesses the positive impact of scaling back the administrative state. … [I]t’s likely that the court’s new conservative majority will pare back the…
Law & Public Safety
Kavanaugh and the administrative state
Peter Wallison of the American Enterprise Institute explains how new U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh could play a positive role in addressing the administrative state. … [T]he judiciary has…
Liberty
The sad death of decentralization
Peter Wallison of the American Enterprise Institute explores the implications of the growth of centralized government led by unaccountable federal administrative agencies. Modern conservatism is closely linked to decentralization. Free…
Regulation
Barone warns that government could be setting economy up for another fall
Michael Barone‘s latest column at Human Events projects potential long-term negative consequences of current government policies. What caused the financial crisis? How can we prevent another one from happening again?…
Liberty
This is not likely to end well: Fannie and Freddie edition
Daniel Wiser reports for the Washington Free Beacon on plans from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to step up risky low-down-payment mortgage loans. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mel…
Liberty
What will the Washington shakeup mean for Fannie, Freddie?
Daniel Wiser of the Washington Free Beacon explores the prospects for reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in a Congress run by Republicans. A Republican-led Congress will likely be…
Regulation
Because Fannie and Freddie failures weren’t bad enough the first time
Daniel Wiser reports for the Washington Free Beacon disturbing reports surrounding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Critics warn that government agencies are making the same mistakes that led to the…
Regulation
Businessweek focuses on Watt’s new job
The latest Bloomberg Businessweek ponders former U.S. Rep. Mel Watt’s approach to his new role as head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Mel Watt hadn’t even been sworn in…
Liberty
Get the government out of the housing market
AEI’s Peter Wallison makes a great case here for getting the government entirely out of the housing market. It politicizes and thereby destabilizes that market. Government intervention does no good…