Michael Douglas, who is at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival to present a newly restored print of Miloš Forman's classic "One ...

I traveled to the United States as an American Field Service (AFS) exchange student. There, I found a warm community, open ...

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan whose birthday is celebrated as Teachers Day was known for his metaphysical idealism On the one hand he recognised Prakriti the reality of the world of experience with myriad ...

My idealism hasn’t changed much over time. I felt optimism when I was in my early 20s. I was probably a bit more of an idealist then, but some experiences took the wind of optimism out of my sails.

Nowadays, idealism is often positive thinking about growing servitude. Idealism encourages citizens to view politics as a faith-based activity, transforming politicians from hucksters to saviors.

What I’ve been thinking about, too, is the extent to which such service is contingent upon idealism. City Year paid a little bit, not much, and (through AmeriCorps) offered college tuition support.

My idealism leaks into other areas of my life, and sometimes gets me into trouble. We’re at a 16th of a tank with 60 miles until the next gas station? No problem!

The contradiction between idealism and materialism is that no material reality can be changed without an ideal inspiring that change. Likewise no ideal can arise without a change in material reality.

The upshot is that age transforms idealism into practical sensibility. Many of us don’t fit the mold. Just three years shy of 50, and having recently left a tenured faculty position, ...

Idealism seems to piss people off. The old half/empty, half/full glass of water debate. Are things getting better or worse? Are people inherently good or selfish? Are all politicians crooked ...

Teddy's Idealism. Though Ted Kennedy will mostly be remembered for his work on domestic issues, his contributions to human rights around the globe are unmatched. Adam Clymer.