Every weekend, booktv offers programming focused on nonfiction authors and books. Keep watching for more here on cspan2. And watch any of our past programs online at booktv. Org. Book of continues with after words. This week peter wallisson discusses his book hidden in plain sight. He argues that Government Housing policies caused the 2008 financial crisis. He is in conversation with the deputy Global Economics editor at the wall street journal. Host peter, you new book is called hidden in plane sight what really caused the world financial crisis and why it could happen again. You were a member on the Inquiry Commission which was investigating the cause of the 0708 crisis you. Dissented not only from the democrats on the committee but also from the republican appointees. What did you see they didnt . Guest i had been looking at the housing system in the United States, and doddfrank and well, im sorry fannie mae and freddie mac for quite a while before i got on the commission. So i had