Wishful thinking is not idealism. It is self-indulgence at best and self-exaltation at worst. In either case it is usually at the expense of others. In other words it is the opposite of idealism.
The most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they...
Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry.
People who are sick or who have been sick or have come close to death have a lot to say - and they want you to hear it.
