host: we are back, and joining as is teton capital ceo david sokol.ere to discuss his book "america in perspective: defending the american dream for the next generation." he co-authored this with the president of freedom works, a small government economic freedom group that is right- leaning. welcome, dvaid. -- david. guest: thank you for having me. host: thank you for joining us. you spent their career in business, you work warren buffett's right-hand man at brookshire hathaway. --what made you decide to read this book and why now? guest: thank you, adam and i were talking about the good fortune we had to be born in america and to take it vantage of the american dream. i grew up in a low income family and people would say we were poor. it did not feel that way. we do not have a lot but we were never hungry and things of that nature. but my father emphasized the american dream and the ability to choose what you want to do and go after it. you would not be here --limited here in america. adam and i realized we both come from immigrant parents -- grandp

host: we are back, and joining as is teton capital ceo david sokol.e to discuss his book "america in perspective: defending the american dream for the next generation." he co-authored this with the president of freedom works, a small government economic freedom group that is right- leaning. welcome, dvaid. -- david. guest: thank you for having me. host: thank you for joining us. you spent their career in business, you work warren buffett's right-hand man at brookshire hathaway. --what made you decide to read this book and why now? guest: thank you, adam and i were talking about the good fortune we had to be born in america and to take it vantage of the american dream. i grew up in a low income family and people would say we were poor. it did not feel that way. we do not have a lot but we were never hungry and things of that nature. but my father emphasized the american dream and the ability to choose what you want to do and go after it. you would not be here --limited here in america. adam and i realized we both come from immigrant parents -- grandpar

. >> coming up on "washington journal," we will talk to teton capital ceo david sokol about his book,erica in perspective: defending the american dream for the next generation." and we will discuss the national teacher shortage and other challenges facing public school teachers with the national education association president, becky pringle. join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages, and tweets. "washington journal" is next. ♪ host: good morning, and welcome to "washington journal." as the midterm elections approach this fall, pollsters often ask this question to voters, is the country on the right track her off in the wrong direction? although the right track number has been taking up in recent days, nearly two thirds of americans say the country is on the wrong track. so this morning, we want to hear from you. how do we get this country moving in the right direction? what

coming up this morning, we talk with david sokol about his book " defending the -- " america in perspective and we discuss the national teacher shortage. what washington journal live at 7:00 eastern central. join the discussion with your facebook comments, calls, and tweets. >> live, sundays -- sunday, september 4, we talk about ronald reagan. he is author of 2 books, " patriotism is not enough," join in the conversation with your facebook comments, texts, and tweets. watch in-depth with steven hayward. ♪