Polemics and Prophecies: 1967–1970

A Nonconformist History of Our Times #6

by I.F. Stone

In this collection of columns from the late 1960's, the legendary muckraking journalist I.F. Stone examines the most turbulent topics from the recent past, including the Vietnam War, the Tet offensive, and the U.S. invasion of Cambodia.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Essays, American History, Politics, Journalism

497 pages, cloth

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

Isidor Feinstein Stone (better known as I.F. Stone or Izzy Stone) was an American investigative journalist.

He is best remembered for his self-published newsletter, I.F. Stone's Weekly, which was ranked 16th in a poll of his fellow journalists of "The Top 100 Works of Journalism in the United States in the 20th Century."

Reviews

[Mark Nenadov]

I. F. Stone once said: “The fault I find with most American newspapers is not the absence of dissent. it is the absence of news. With a dozen or so honorable exceptions, most American newspapers carry very little news. Their main concern is advertising.”

Regardless of what one makes of his ideology, I. F. Stone remains an important (and rare) example of tenacious and fiercely independent journalism. He was also an unflinching defender of freedom of expression. This book covers many pieces from a very turbulent era.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

When Stone was on, he was really on. Some of these editorials could be reprinted today on some of the very same topics.

[Erik Graff · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the last volume of Stone's Nonconformist History, which as a whole covers the period from WWII through 1970 with a sampling of his articles derived from a variety of sources including his own weekly. Most of this volume is about the war in Vietnam and the history of disarmament talks.