SUSAN WHARTON GATES
Author | Speaker | ConsultantMy passion is examining American culture like fallen leaves, discerning the underlying ideologies and belief systems that illuminate the canopy above us… I want to speak freshly into hard conversations about public policy, politics and faith.
Book Release
Days of Slaughter, Inside the Fall of Freddie Mac and Why It Could Happen Again (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017)
This detailed, thoughtful examination of the GSEs before, during, and after the crisis is a welcome contribution to the historical record of a turbulent time.
— Publishers Weekly
A truly excellent book.
— Phillip L. Swagel, Director, Congressional Budget Office
Just published!
“Freedom v. Fairness: How unresolved normative tension contributed to the collapse of the US housing market in 2008 — and policymaker inability to reform it a decade on,” Ethics for Contemporary Bureaucrats; Navigating Constitutional Crossroads, (Routledge, 2020).
“GSE reform efforts would be helped by policymaker recognition of the competing norms that underpin the American dream of homeownership and the possibilities for normative compromise.”