Obama's Lesson for Cameron on the Pitfalls of Pragmatism. Feb 15, 2013 3 min read ... Conservatives who identify with Blair’s pragmatism too often end up mistaking shadow for substance.

Kemp eschewed pragmatism for vision and leadership. Then he went on the offense to change political dynamics. Sometimes, instead of compromising, you just have to go for the big play.

While campaigning for the presidency, Barack Obama vehemently and vociferously excoriated the Bush Administration for its draconian war policies in Iraq and Afghanistan, promising a change in ...

A lesson in political pragmatism. Reading Time: 2 minutes. Why you can trust SCMP. Chris Yeung. Published: 12:00am, 6 Dec 2006. The climbdown on the goods and services tax is a slap in the face ...