r the faith-based funding and it's almost impossible to get the information without suing for the freedom of information act to get the information and a lot of the money is funneled. >> host: you know what, we are going to leave it there. ben shapiro final comment. tesco government involvement is significantly more dangerous for religious or could it issues to be about than not. the strings are always attached as far as the federal government, i would recommend people look at where the money is going because a lot of the time it goes towards adoption projects and house building for the homeless. i object to that on the grounds i don't think the government should be involved. that is nothing to do with the money being spent on an attempt as an issue. i'm not worried about that in the united states. >> host: ben shapiro, best-selling author, editor at large at breitbart "the people

vs. barack obama: the criminal case against administration." his most recent book is coming out in paperback. thank you >> it is memorial day weekend on booktv. three full days of nonfiction authors and books. some of the topics that we're featuring this weekend include the iraq war, america's infrastructure, terrorism, washington d.c. and the civil war and first ladies. the some of the authors you hear from including former senator george mitchell, cornel west, dana perino and walter isaacson. for a complete schedule of our entire weekend go to booktv.org. sieve the schedule on the right-hand side of the page. also follow us on facebook,

facebook.com/booktv. or @booktv is our twitter handle where we send out a lot of updates and publishing news throughout the weekend. booktv on this memorial day weekend, three days of non-fiction books and authors. booktv recently visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they are reading this summer. >> i had some good read this is summer. the other day i happened to meet, had privilege of meeting gene cernan, the former poll low astro not -- apollo senate. he gave me a autographed copy of his book, the last man on the moon. a very good read. i'm not quite threw with through with it yet. he made a couple of trips to the moon. first was was apollo 10, first to circle the moon first astronauts to do so with his other crewmembers.

he came back again and was the last man to walk on the surface of the moon. we haven't sent anyone back since then. very relevant for me because i represent nasa, nasa's facility in texas district 36 which is the johnson space center. and i also serve on the house space subcommittee and on the science space and technology committee. very interesting book. and i really enjoyed meeting and visiting with, astronaut certain men. he is about 81, 82 years old now. real interesting fellow. a great american that did a whole lot for our space program. one of my other books congressman sam johnson is giving us his book, called captive warriors, a vietnam pow

story. sam johnson was a air force pilot, shot down in vietnam and spent a number of years in the infamous hanoi hilton. i'm looking forward to reading that one. i've enjoyed and proud to serve with sam johnson in the u.s. congress and house of rest. but we've had some good reads and when i get through with mr. cernene's book. then i will read sam johnson's. >> booktv wants to know what you're reading this summer. tweet us your answer @booktv or post it on our facebook page, facebook.com/booktv. here is a look at bookings published this week. taking a stand senator and 2016 candidate rand paul offers his plan for the country which promotes school choice, reform of mandatory minimum sentencing and a change in u.s. foreign policy. wall street executive

jason trennert gives his defense of the investment banking industry in "my side of the street." in "firefight." ginger adams otis reports on racial inequalities in the new york city fire department and a lawsuit which was filed against the city. godfrey hodge send, former white house correspondent during the kennedy and johnson administrations comments on legacies of the two presidents in "jfk and lbj" the last two great presidents. being released this week, yale university professor of philosophy, jason stanley discusses the ability of propaganda to undermined democratic governments in, how propaganda works. neurobiologist richard francis explores the industry of plant and animal domestication, in domesticated evolution in a man-made world. look for titles in bookstores this coming week and watch for

the authors in the near future on booktv. now on "in depth" on booktv walter isaacson. best-selling author of several books including biographies of albert einstein benjamin franklin, steve jobs and henry kissinger took viewers questions for three hours. mr. isakson is former chairman and ceo of cnn. chairman of the broadcasting board of governors. . . >> host: walter isaacson, what is the link between ben franklin, steve jobs, henry kissinger and ada. >> guest: they're all creative minds and that interested me throughout my career. a lot of people write about sports heroes or literary figures, but to me it's people who can combine