the process not taxing the rich i'm joined by carl gibson in houston he is spokesman and organizer for us uncut in boston we have mike lap pam responsible wealth director at the united for a fair economy and in washington we cross to david logan he's an economist at the tax foundation all right gentlemen this is cross talk to me and you can jump in anytime you want and i really encourage it but first let's look at a new solution to an old crisis. i made calls for budget cuts and formidable schemes for deficit reduction a new trend has emerged that gives altruism a whole new meaning spearheaded by billionaire warren buffett's call for the wealthy to make a bigger contribution to national tax bases french and german billionaires are also looking to their own pockets and saying the time has come for them to chip in. it's on when the public finances deficit and the place people worsening state get threaten the future of france and europe and when the government is asking everyone to show their solidarity it seems necessary for russia to contribute to this over the past generation slashing

gibson, publisher of bloomsbury press. tell us about some of your books. let's start here with carl bogus's book on bill buckley. >> this is the first full biography of bill buckley. an icon of the conservative arena. he was the father of conservatism as it is known today. a remarkable man. absolutely remarkable man. very little has been written about him. this is the first full-scale biography. >> did mr. bogus have access to his library? >> he had access to every available resource. bogus is more liberal in his political persuasion so it is a very interesting balanced biography and fascinate people on both sides of the aisle. >> someone who is not liberal in their persuasion is an offer we have covered often on booktv who is victor davis hanson. i see a novel coming out by him. >> this is his first novel and a remarkable epic it is. a novel about a great greek general and the extraordinary battles he fought. it brings alive warfare in the ancient world in a way that very few people can. because he knows so much about history and ancient history of this book is alive with that kind