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Bias of Informed Not Inflamed

by John April 24, 2013

One major rule of Informed Not Inflamed is transparency.  In other words, voice your opinion but reveal your bias. It does two things. It allows people to understand where your thinking comes from. But it also allows them to understand if you’re looking to profit from your influence.  So, let me give you the bias […]

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Summer of War Ahead For Iran?

by John April 23, 2013

Is Iran finally seeing its neighbors turn on them? The French newspaper Le Figaro says Jordan has allowed Israel to use its airspace to monitor Syria. No one is commenting or confirming this. If true, though, this is big. First, a Sunni Arab country is letting the the air force of the infidel Israelis to use […]

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Extremist Islam Coordinating

by John April 23, 2013

Are Islamic terrorists beginning to organize in North America?  Or have they been organized for years and are now allowing their plots to surface? Maybe.  And if so, this is chilling. Canada has just thwarted an apparent terror plot.  Two suspects were allegedly planning to blow up a passenger train. But this story has a […]

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Right-Wing Media: Boston Sleeper Cell

by John April 22, 2013

I am trying to get some confirmation on this. The British tabloid, The Daily Mirror, and some right-wing sites are reporting the FBI and CIA are hunting down a sleeper cell in the Boston area. A source close to the investigation said: “We have no doubt the brothers were not acting alone. The devices used […]

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Turn Off The News; You’re Becoming A Fat-Head

by John April 22, 2013

That’s what Rolf Dobelli says. In his book, The Art of Thinking Clearly, and in an essay, he contends that reading and watching the news does nothing for you.  It’s like eating fast-food for your brain. Overall, I agree with him. I disagree on two points: The media can warn you about something dangerous that […]

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Use Me, Abuse Me. Please

by John April 22, 2013

Changes are afoot on Informed Not Inflamed. First, here are the two ways to use this site: Check-in on a recurring basis – especially if you’re not near a TV and especially during big national and international news stories.  We will keep you informed as best we can by gathering information from the news media […]

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Muslim Backlash Doesn’t Have To Happen

by John April 22, 2013

  We enter a new phase of the Boston Marathon bombing.  And the aftermath could be ugly too. It doesn’t have to be. What we need are more people like Ruslan Tsarni. He’s the uncle of the two suspected bombers.  He was interviewed live on TV numerous times during the crisis. “I say what I […]

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Truth About Media Bias: Educational Video

by John April 21, 2013

This is an educational video to help you become more informed and less inflamed. This one: the truth about media bias. Everyone loves to scream about media bias.  Here’s the truth.  The media is biased. Get over it. Ask yourself — are you perfectly unbiased? No. No one is.  You can’t wipe-out bias.  It’s part […]

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You are Responsible Now. You Ready?

by John April 21, 2013

  The Boston Marathon Bombing made us realize we are both news consumers and news providers. Welcome to your new job and your new role as an American Citizen in the 21st Century. As horrific as the hours were from the bombs explosions until the capture of the supect, it was also enlightening for me […]

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News Site Recommended

by John April 21, 2013

  Take a look at this site – Arts and Letters Daily. Yes, it sounds academic and artsy-fartsy.  Parts of it are.  (What Providence College literature major couldn’t resist stories on Saul Bellow, Marilyn Monroe, Erich Fromm, and Karl Marx in one sitting?) But for Informed Not Inflamed purposes, this is a nice shortcut to […]

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