cnbc commentator barry ritholtz >> the entire book tv schedule is online with great new features including streaming video and easy to search archives, booktv.org. >> now remarks on regulation in the financial markets from the chairman of the financial accounting standards board. from the national press club, this is about an hour. >> thank you, donna. thank you for that very generous introduction. it is a real pleasure to be here today, a real great honor. i've been on panels here at the national press club. i've been in the audience a number of times. i've watched many of the speakers on c-span and i've always had -- watched with great envy not only because it's a terrific venue to speak at but also you get awarded the npc coffee mug at the end. [inaudible] [laughter] >> but now i got an incentive, okay. [laughter] >> before i start my remarks, do i need to say that the views i will express today are my own and not official positions of the fasb. but what i can assure you that any opinions that i give today, do reflect the opinions of our chairmen. [laughter] >> by most measures, the pas

robertson founder of the christian broadcasting network.ñ cnbc commentator barry ritholtz on who's toblame for the recession. we'll also feature martin and annelise anderson on why presidentx reagan believed destroying nuclear weapons would bring an end to the soviet union. on "after words" nicholas schmidle talks about his%w two years in t&zpakistan. he sits downqb7;ç with ralph p. online withez great new feature including streaming video and easy to search archives. booktv.org. >> without disputing the existence of manmade climate change, university of virginia research professor patrick michaels and arizona state university climatology polling robert balling demonstrate why they believe the alarmist approach to global warming is unnecessary. the cato institute in washington, d.c. hosted this event. it's a little over an hour.ovx >> in the issue of global warming it seemsk6ñ either you on the talk show line in the afternoon and you say there is no such thing as climate change or you say it's the end of the world. and thisv÷ applies to both side of the issue. i'd like to talk about