THE BEST OF I. F. STONE Izzy Stone was a reporter, a radical, an idealist, a scholar  and, it is clear, a writer whose insights have more than  stood the test of time. More than fifteen years after his  death, this collection of his work from I.F. Stone's Weekly  and elsewhere is astonishing in its relevance to our age,  addressing the clash between national security and individual  liberty, the protection of minorities, economic  fairness, social justice, and the American military  abroad.  The core of Stone's genius was his newsletter, I.F.  Stone's Weekly, published from the mid-1950s to the early  1970s. His meticulous dissection of the news was unsurpassed,  a direct descendent of the great pamphleteers  like Thomas Paine, and a forerunner to the best of today's  political blogs. Stone's brilliant, investigative reporting;  his wonderful, impassioned style; and his commitment  to his values all make this collection an inspiration, and a  revelation.