Presidential aspirant John Edwards recently declared The Trial of Socrates by civil liberties gadfly I. F. Stone one of his favorite books of all time. All schoolchildren know that the famous philosopher chose to drink hemlock rather than compromise his principles, but few registered democrats would have guessed that the telegenic North Carolina senator would choose a book by a deceased leftist journalist. Also on the show, team THINK's Rafael Viñoly, and city secrets--what's yours?
Something to THINK About
Rafael Viñoly, co-leader of Team THINK and founder of Rafael Viñoly Architects, PC, wants to build two tall towers
The Sword In The Stone
Eric Alterman, author of What Liberal Media (Basic Books, 2003), on John Edwards' favorite author, I.F. Stone
A Secret Service
Robert Kahn, editor of City Secrets: New York City (Little Showroom, 2002) on authors’ and artists’ favorite places
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