The Administrative State Before the Supreme Court

Peter J. Wallison is a senior fellow emeritus at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies constitutional law and the growth of the administrative state. His earlier work at AEI focused on government housing policy, the government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the government mortgage complex. He was also a member of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission and wrote a dissent from its majority report. Mr. Wallison served as a White House counsel under President Ronald Reagan. As the US Treasury Department general counsel in the same administration, he played a significant role in developing the Reagan administration¿s proposals for the deregulation of the financial services industry. Mr. Wallison is the author of many books, including Judicial Fortitude: The Last Chance to Rein in the Administrative State (Encounter Books, 2018), Hidden in Plain Sight: What Really Caused the World¿s Worst Financial Crisis (Encounter Books, 2015), and Ronald Reagan: The Power of Conviction and the Success of His Presidency (Westview Press, 2004). In addition, he is the coauthor or editor of Competitive Equity: A Better Way to Organize Mutual Funds (AEI Press, 2007); Privatizing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks: Why and How (AEI Press, 2004); The GAAP Gap: Corporate Disclosure in the Internet Age (AEI Press, 2000); and Optional Federal Chartering and Regulation of Insurance Companies (AEI Press, 2000).