Elaborate lies spread through Kansas, U.S., can’t be dismissed as ‘conspiracy theories’ Journalists have a problem with “conspiracy theories.” I put the phrase in quotes because writers, editors and headline writers have a problem with those consecutive words — “conspiracy theories” — in their writing. It’s not because they are being duped into believing farcical truths about the world.
Dear Doctors: I run a lot and developed a growth on the knuckle of my second toe. It’s hard, with a sharp point in the middle, and it hurts. I thought it was a callus, but my running coach says it’s a corn. I thought only older people got those. Will it go away on its own?
Some time ago, several millennia in fact, a wise man known as Confucius admonished the Chinese people to “call things by their proper names” in order to better perceive and grapple with reality, and to avoid disorder. It is said that he was among the first to understand the importance of language in politics. If he were still around he might well have plenty to say about the English language in general, and our political lexicon in particular. A number of the terms commonly used in American politics conceal more than they reveal and seem almost designed to confuse. One of the more confusing political terms out there is “conspiracy theory.”
Inflation plan not working The Democrats’ plan to fight inflation by spending more borrowed money was not working. (Surprised face.) Enter the “Inflation Reduction Act”.
By The Associated Press Kansas City Star. August 3, 2022.
Eric Thomas Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Eric Thomas directs the Kansas Scholastic Press Association and teaches visual journalism and photojournalism at the University of Kansas.
Dear Doctors: I saw on the evening news that some doctors in New York City actually cured rectal cancer with a new drug. My dad has rectal cancer, and when I asked his doctors about this drug, they hadn’t heard anything about it. Are the news stories wrong?
A friend and I were at a restaurant earlier this week having an end-of-summer-vacation celebration, when my friend mentioned to the waitress that she teaches high school in Wichita. “How great,” said the waitress. “Thank you for being a teacher.”
IRS going ‘beast mode’ I’ve got a great idea. We’re being told by the Control-Left Democrats and the Biden Administration that the IRS is about to go into “Beast Mode” when it comes to auditing american citizens federal income tax returns.
Tuesday’s primary is over, and there are a number of takeaways from the results. For one, it is clear that to get a good voter turnout for a primary one of the things needed is a really hot issue with broad appeal.