You're a British citizen. It's 1940. You turn on the radio and hear Winston Churchill as he makes this vow about Nazi aggression: We shall fight in France...We shall fight on the beaches...We shall ...

This is how cynicism affects your outlook on life (and what to do about it). What is cynicism, anyway? One definition points to how people are generally selfish and dishonest. Another definition is an ...

“Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist.” George Carlin Source: Dustbin Baby/Wikipedia Commons It’s all too easy to miss the intimate connection between cynicism and idealism. And ...

Cynicism is a belief that humans are self-interested and immoral. Cynicism was once seen as radical, now is largely viewed as corrosive. Cynicism in large doses is unhealthy, but in some forms may be ...