idealism

Now my children, too young to remember when Barack Obama was elected, view “The West Wing” and the tone of the Santos/Vinick campaign not as progressive idealism but as full-blown fantasy.

The problem for Hernandez is that bureaucracy and political reality can be mortal enemies of progressive idealism.

Personal choice v nanny state; realism v idealism – there are few medical conditions that stir up such heated debate.

Times coverage as a “high-energy, fast-moving arts impresario” as well as “a restlessly domineering visionary and brilliant fundraiser,” Fitzpatrick was said to have “quickly stirred things up” at CalArts with “his trademark combination of bluntness and idealism.”

Alvarez plays Evan Marquez, the eponymous English teacher, who is dedicated to his job but has a tendency to overthink himself into a frenzy; this can play havoc with his personal life, but it also fuels his righteous idealism.