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All politicians change their minds – and have been flip-flopping on positions for hundreds of years
(THE CONVERSATION) People change their opinions. As my husband says, "I always reserve the right to get smarter," paraphrasing Konrad Adenauer, the former chancellor of Germany.
But when politicians reverse course and change their opinions, political pundits, critics and others often call them out for lack of consisten ... (full story)
State
Schools are competing with cell phones. Here's how they think they could win
Isabella Pires first noticed what she calls the "gradual apathy pandemic" in eighth grade. Only a handful of classmates registered for service projects she helped organize at her Massachusetts school. Even fewer actually showed up.
When she got to high school last fall, Isabella found the problem was even worse: a lack ... (full story)