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.

One of my very first legal clients was an illegal alien named Alejandro. He migrated from Central America and lived in Macon, ...

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.

Part I, ironically titled “The Record: Idealism in Action,” takes a tour through a litany of American-led or otherwise condoned atrocities since the end of the Second World War.

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar stated that nations prioritize self-interests over idealism. Citing V D Savarkar, he ...

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.

My idealism has to give way to reality. Democrats have continued to lie about the problem and make it worse. The press corps cannot be honest either.

While Catton has sympathy for the grand idealism of the Birnam Wood collective, she also sees its fault lines. Indeed, the book's at its best taking us inside the characters' heads to lay bare the ...