The Great Antidote

Mark Calabria on Shelter from the Storm

Apr 14, 2023

48:49

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

How to Make a Difference in Public Service

2min

How to Tastefully Self Promote Yourself

5min

The Importance of Mortgage Back Securities and Debt in the Mortgage Market

3min

The Disappointment of Federal National Mortgage Association

5min

The Importance of Being a Small Government Person

3min

The Skepticism of the Libertarian

4min

The Purpose of the Federal Housing Finance Agency

4min

The Libertarian Way to Help People in a Crisis

2min

10.

The Importance of Incentives in Government

6min

11.

The Pressure to Get Approval in Government

2min

12.

The Most Successful Career Development Model in Government

5min

13.

The Importance of Public Interest Input

4min

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Mark Calabria was the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the director of Financial Regulation Studies at the Cato Institute. Today, he is a senior advisor to the Cato Institute, and recently wrote a book on his experiences in the Agency, called Shelter From the Storm.

Today, he talks to us about the book, and saving the United States from a 2008-like financial crisis by respecting congressional statutes in agency behavior and resisting calls for bailouts. He explains what the agency is and what it looks like “on the inside”. He addresses free market skepticism about being in government and influencing change.

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