later on the program, don benton. he will talk about issues of the draft, women in the military, and other related topics. all that coming up when "washington journal" continues. ♪ join us this weekend for book to bv live at the texas book festival in austin. it begins at 11:00 a.m. eastern and it includes allies a monday, , kevin young, allen andr, danielle a and his book, deep in the shadows. , author ofllman "life and code." on sunday, our live coverage starts at three clock p.m. eastern with carol anderson and e: theok "white rag unspoken truth of our racial divide." and then "bloodlines." and then paula deen and mark "violated:uthors of exposing rate at baylor university amid college football sexual assault crisis." the texas book festival live saturday and sunday on c-span twos buook tv. "q&a,"ay night on pulitzer prize winning author, ron chernow, and his new book on ulysses s. grant. >> hamilton was young -- and hing and -- and -dasi romantic. grant is a very different kind of beast. and leighnnin aconic. the

don benton shares his view about the mission of the selective service