by Izzy Kalman (July 2008)The single most common–and angry–criticism I get is that I “blame victims.” Today, in the view of the mental...

by Izzy Kalman (May 2008)The anti-bully movement came into being primarily to prevent school shootings. But school shootings continue,...

by Izzy Kalman (May 2008)A couple of weeks ago (April 20) marked the 9th anniversary of the Columbine massacre, the event that gave rise...

by Izzy Kalman (May 2008)We are so happy to hate bullies that we fail to see the harm anti-bully policies are causing. In my profession’s...

by Izzy Kalman (May 2008)I recently read The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things by sociologist Barry Glassner...

by Izzy Kalman (February 2008)While we’re on the topic of Big Brother, I would like to bring your attention to the new popular buzzword...

by Izzy Kalman (February 2008)Australia is taking bullying increasingly seriously, which is not surprising in light of a recent lawsuit...

by Izzy Kalman (June 2006)The website, www.BullyPolice.com, like many other anti-bully activists, have taken to comparing bullies to...

by Izzy Kalman (May 2006)In George Orwell’s classic book, Nineteen Eighty-Four, the Big Brother government has a “Newspeak” department...

Cognitive Dissonance and Hypocrisy There is a psychological theory called Cognitive Dissonance, proposed by Leon Festinger in 1956, which...

by Izzy Kalman (March 2003) The US is now at war with Iraq. Let us hope that whatever happens, it turns out for the best for both...

by Izzy Kalman (March 2003) While there is no official religion here in the United States, the vast majority of Americans are Christians....

by Izzy Kalman (February 2003) My ten year old daughter, Ayala, recently urged me to watch what she said was the best movie she ever saw....