In Architects of Ruin, New York Times bestselling author and conservative historian Peter Schweizer argues that the economic crisis was caused by liberals who used the power of government to create a subprime mortgage bubble that has ravaged the global economy. Rebutting charges that the financial collapse was caused by conservative deregulatory zeal, Schweizer, the author of Do as I Say (Not as I Do): Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy, shows that it was actually the result of "do-good capitalism."

• A Failure of Regulation, Not Deregulation: Peter Schweizer meticulously dismantles the myth of deregulatory zeal, exposing how decades of misguided liberal policies and social engineering created the very conditions for collapse.
• The Community Reinvestment Act: Discover how a well-intentioned act designed to fight redlining was weaponized by activists to force banks into making trillions of dollars in high-risk loans to underqualified borrowers.
• Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Uncover the political hijacking of these mortgage giants, turning them from stabilizing forces into engines for an activist agenda that endangered the entire financial system.
• The Role of ACORN: Follow the thirty-year campaign by radical community organizers like ACORN who used intimidation and accusations of racism to systematically dismantle traditional lending standards.