The Lesser Evil

In the age of terrorism, the temptations of ruthlessness can be overwhelming. But we are pulled in the other direction too by the anxiety that a violent response to violence makes us morally indistinguishable from our enemies. There is perhaps no greater political challenge today than trying to win the war against terror without losing our democratic souls. Michael Ignatieff confronts this challenge head-on, with the combination of hard-headed idealism, historical sensitivity, and political judgment that has made him one of the most influential voices in international affairs today.

Lecture by Michael Ignatieff in Birbeck this afternoon, the book is coming soon in May.

會芳園

十六回以前,紅樓夢重大事故都發生於會芳園。會芳園的天香樓,乃秦可卿自殺之處,也是七十五回賈珍諸人聚賭、說髒話、玩巒童之所。凝曦軒,是鳳姐說的「背地裡又不知幹什麼去了」的所在,登仙閣,則是秦可卿、瑞珠自殺後停靈之地。會芳園還是賈瑞見熙鳳起淫心之處。甚至大觀園中最乾淨的水,也是從會芳園流出來的。

「紅樓夢」與「家」的比較,陳韻琳。辜狗紅樓夢休閒活動中。