Throw Them All Out | Peter Schweizer

Throw Them All Out: How Politicians and Their Friends Get Rich Off Insider Stock Tips, Land Deals, and Cronyism that Would Send the Rest of Us to Prison

Extended Synopsis

In Throw Them All Out, investigative author Peter Schweizer presents an empirical examination of institutionalized financial misconduct, insider trading, and asymmetric market advantages within the United States legislative branch. The text investigates the mechanisms by which public officials systematically outperform general market indices and private hedge funds, utilizing non-public information obtained through committee briefings, regulatory updates, and early legislative drafts to optimize personal investment portfolios.

Schweizer outlines specific instances of political figures adjusting equity holdings immediately prior to the 2008 financial crisis, alongside the strategic inclusion of legislative earmarks designed to enhance personal real estate assets. Employing an unsparingly bipartisan framework, the volume explores how modern campaign structures and federal grant allocations create localized networks of crony capitalism. The analysis serves to illuminate structural deficiencies in regulatory oversight while evaluating potential statutory reforms to enforce market parity and governmental accountability.

Intended Audience

This monograph is structured for researchers of administrative law, students of American political institutions, securities law practitioners, ethics committee investigators, and macroeconomists analyzing market distortions induced by government intervention.

Author Biography

Peter Schweizer is an American author, political consultant, and the William J. Casey Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He serves as the president of the Government Accountability Institute, an organization established to research institutionalized crony capitalism and government corruption. His research on public policy and financial transparency has been translated globally, encompassing titles such as Do As I Say (Not As I Do), Reagan's War, and Architects of Ruin.

Accolades & Recognition

• Commended by the Washington Times for performing a “valuable service to his country” through precise, bipartisan investigative analysis.
• Recognized as a foundational catalyst for public discourse regarding legislative stock trading reforms and accountability frameworks in Washington.

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