EASILY MISUNDERSTOOD We know that headlines rarely tell the truth, but SOME are so misleading that they are dangerous to the mind. The Washington Post headline states: “Trump plan would limit disability benefits for older Americans” Meryl Kornfield and Lisa Rein, October 5, 2025 Three problems with this headline…first they aren’t talking about “older” Americans. They are …
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GUEST POST from Don – Strange Headlines
STRANGE HEADLINES I have a mantra (why not!): “Lying is bad, truth is good.” The following are not about either, per se, but about ??wacky headlines?? purporting to be “news.” AP had this one: “Man with mental health issues found naked in Minnesota Capitol, raising new security concerns.” What about this “raised new security concerns?” Was it that …
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GUEST POST from Don: Dumb Headlines
DUMB HEADLINES Dumb headlines (and articles) fill America’s news feeds. One can hardly read the news on any given day without at least one. Each of these articles was written with an agenda and never left the agenda plantation to explore other possibilities. Even if I were to agree with their conclusions I could not agree with their …
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