Caller hidden in plain sight what really caused the worlds worst financial crisis and why it could happen again you are a member of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission that was investigating the cause of the 0708 crisis. What did you see that the republican and democratics didnt see . I was looking at the housing situation and fanny may and freddy mack for a while before getting on the commission so i had a background on what happened in the housing sector. I was looking for the commissioner to look into what happened with fanny mae and fredie mack and their role. I found the commissioner was interesting in that and wouldnt look at it. To the degree i tried to interest them i was told i was given all kinds of signals that wasnt something i would do. With the other republicans, my view was that our responsibility on the commission was to make sure that the American People understood what happened in the crisis. That i was outside, i thought of the partisan differences between the re
That all happens starting next on cspan2s booktv. And now on booktv, jon ronson takes a look at public shaming in the internet age and the impact its had on the lives of people who have been targeted. [inaudible conversations] hi, everyone. Id like to welcome you to book court. Thank you so much for coming. Were very excited to have jon ronson here with us tonight. He is a journalist, documentary filmmaker and best selling author of the psychopath test, lost at sea them, and the men who stare at goats. His writing has appeared in many places including the guardian, New York Times, vanity fair, gq and others. He contributes regularly to this american life, and we are very excited to have him here to talk about his new book, so youve been publicly shamed. Without further ado, please join me in welcoming jon ronson. [applause] hi. Thank you very much for coming. I thought id start by telling you the story of the worst thing that i ever did. [laughter] its not in the book. It was too painf
Powerful interests . We are going to be concluded by reading just two sentences from the book. I have explained that historical or geographical burdens are not fate. They are not destiny. They are reasons for action. It is our job to understand how the end of poverty can be achieved and then act to make it happen. Jeff, thank you. [applause] [inaudible conversations] him booktv continues now with after words. This week Peter Wallison a fellow at the American Enterprise institute discusses his book, hidden in plain sight. In the book mr. Wallison argues that Government Housing policies caused the 2008 financial crisis. He is in conversation with sudeep reddy deputy Global Economics editor at the wall street journal. Host Peter Wallison your new book is called hidden in plain sight what really caused the worlds worst financial crisis and why it could happen again. You are a member of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission which was investigating the causes of the 07 08 financial crisis.
After words. This week Peter Wallison commit all of the the American Enterprise institute, discusses his book hidden in plain sight. In the book he argues that Government Housing policies cause the 2008 financial crisis. He is in conversation with sudeep reddy deputy Global Economics editor at the wall street journal. Deputy Global Economics editor at the wall street journal. Host your new book is called hidden in plain sight what really caused the worlds worst financial crisis and why it could happen again. You were a member of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission which was investigating the causes of the financial crisis. You dissented not only from the democrats on the committee but also from the republican appointees. What did you see that they didnt . Guest i had been looking at the housing system in the United States and doddfrank, im sorry, fannie mae and freddie mac for quite a while before i got on the commission. So i had quite a lot of background about what has actually b
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