20th Century Notes

Adam Kirsch,"The Firebrand," Tablet, 24 November, reviews Robert Service's Trotsky: A Biography.

A Debate: Jeffrey Herf,"Hate Radio," CHE, 22 November; and Richard Wolin,"Herf's Misuses of History," CHE, 22 November. The debate continues on-line at"'Islamo-Fascism': an Exchange," CHE, 22 November.

Dwight Garner,"Power and Style, in the Ring and the World," NYT, 24 November, reviews Wil Haygood's Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson.

Emily Bazelon,"The Alienator," Slate, 24 November, reviews Joan Biskupic's American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.