美国前总统里根的谢世，其轰动性当然不止于异邦。国内某些报刊刊载了关于报道里根葬礼及描述里根生平的文章，其中一些对里根人生的良多感言，很能代表中国一部分人心中的里根情结。那种唱挽与感伤、追捧与忆眷般的情调在中国的知识界、传媒界甚至大众文化的一些领域可见一斑。然而，里根真的值得我们如此诗意追捧吗?我只想说的是，还原一个真实的里根，给思想一个独立的判断，远比非理性的崇拜更有价值。 Former U.S. President Reagan’s death, of course, is more than sensationalism. Some domestic newspapers have published articles about Reagan’s funeral and life describing Reagan. Some of these remarks about Reagan’s life are representative of the Reagan Complex in the hearts of some Chinese people. The kind of sentimentality, sentiment and memory are evident in some areas of Chinese intellectuals, media, and even popular culture. However, Reagan really deserves our poetic pursuit? All I want to say is that to restore a true Reagan, to give an independent judgment on ideas is far more valuable than irrational worship.