So What's a Little Isaiah between Friends?

A lovely picture of Izzy Stone and his wife at the start of a New York Times review of the biography by Myra MacPherson. I was led by a film of his life to Middleton's selection of his Weekly to the Trial of Socrates. It is a journey I am glad I made.

The quote in the title comes from an article of 27 Jan. 1969, vol. 17, no.2 and contrasts the hypocrisy of presidents at the time, swearing the oath on a bible open at Isaiah- quote "Come let us reason together" as they bombed the F... out of various small nations. Particularly apt that Nixon had the book open, allegedly, at the page where the prophet speaks of beating swords into ploughshares.

Hands up anyone who thinks this has a certain resonance today!

Thanks to John Naughton for the link in his blog.