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The Righteous Mind Explains Obama Lead

by John September 24, 2012

Here’s more on the book The Righteous Mind.  I have reviewed it for you here. But the book has also made me understand why President Obama is ahead in the polls.  According to Jonathan Haidt, Obama is hitting all the moral taste buds of everyone. Haidt describes the 6 Moral Foundations as if they are […]

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Where Local TV News Stumbles

by John September 24, 2012

I’ve mentioned before the benefits of local TV News.  First and foremost, local TV news does a great job of warning us: the morning traffic report; the emergency incident at your kid’s school; the tornados hitting your region. That’s why I always tell you to turn on local TV news in the morning as you’re […]

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Book: The Righteous Mind

by John September 24, 2012

If you read this site, then you need to read this book.  Jonathan Haidt’s The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided By Politics and Religion could be the basis for Informed Not Inflamed. That being said, I may be blinded by his findings since they coincide so closely to mine – which is also […]

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Coming Soon

by John September 2, 2012

ROIL Videos Coming soon

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Help Me Help You

by John July 9, 2012

As I have mentioned, Informed Not Inflamed is changing – to help you.  But first, I need your input. Here are some of the proposals for your comments.  Please be blunt. The Daly Dose is 2-3 minute newscast that will consolidate what you need to know and what articles, blogs, and videos you should partake.  […]

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Video Series on Media Bias Coming Soon: A Preview; Need Your Take

by John July 9, 2012

We’re about to go into production with a video series on how to become Informed Not Inflamed.  This is the script for one of the courses.  I explain what media bias really is.  It will be both a video and podcast readily available to anyone who visits the site.  Give me your thoughts.   It’s in […]

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Newsroom on HBO: First Take

by John June 28, 2012

Here’s my first rule of watching a new TV series whether it is about news or not. I have to watch at least two episodes before I make a decision to watch or not to watch. With that being said, I have only watched one episode of HBO’s The Newsroom. So, I have another episode […]

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Another Blow to Cable News: Media Bias? No, Something Else

by John June 28, 2012

Fox News and CNN gave their viewers, readers, and online audience the wrong info on the Affordable Care Act. Is this media bias? No, it’s the entertainment bias.  They were only trying to be first. It’s trying to create a promo that says we were the first to bring it to you. At least CNN […]

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Liberals Ruining America: How They Can Change It

by John June 13, 2012

Before I get into a great article, let’s review the goals of Informed Not Inflamed: A stronger economic and political America Civil and enlightening conversations between you and your family and friends Show how the established media is helping to undermine our nation Show how you as the new media can help find solutions. Here’s […]

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Hope For GOP and America

by John June 11, 2012

Here, Here, Jeb. Jeb Bush took a swipe at the extremists in the GOP. “Ronald Reagan would have, based on his record of finding accommodation, finding some degree of common ground, similar to my dad, they would have had a hard time if you define the Republican Party — and I don’t — as having […]

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