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Academic Voices of Sanity in the World of Anti-Bully Hysteria
Scientists who dare to criticize anti-bully teachings deserve support. Published on November 4, 2011 by Izzy Kalman in A Psychological...
Israel Kalman
Nov 4, 20112 min read


Help Wanted: Bullying Researchers with True Grit
Without courage, researchers will never discover the solution to bullying. Published on October 30, 2011 by Izzy Kalman in A...
Israel Kalman
Oct 30, 20114 min read


Open Letter to Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education
Published on October 13, 2011 by Izzy Kalman in A Psychological Solution to Bullying Honorable Mr. Duncan: Regarding: How to solve the...
Israel Kalman
Oct 13, 20113 min read
Principle Number Three: The Golden Rule
The Golden Rule is the ultimate, all-encompassing principle for moral behavior. There is a story about the great Jewish sage Hillel who...
Israel Kalman
Aug 12, 20116 min read
Senator Oley Larsen, the Best Friend of North Dakotan Schools
He is trying to save them from a well-intentioned but misguided anti-bullying law that will waste incalculable time and money while...
Israel Kalman
Aug 12, 20113 min read


Principle Number Two: Actions Speak Louder Than Words–Or–Practice What You Preach
Most of the learning done by social creatures, including human beings, is through imitation. Imitation is a smooth process that requires...
Israel Kalman
Aug 12, 20112 min read


Norway Massacre: What It Reveals About the Olweus Bullying Program
However, perhaps even more surprising is that in the wake of such a monstrous event the majority of those five million people would...
Israel Kalman
Aug 11, 20116 min read
Turtles Can Fly–Movie Recommendation
I recently watched this particularly touching and painful film, and I feel I must recommend it to everyone (not children, though)....
Israel Kalman
Feb 27, 20111 min read
A Note on Freedom of Speech
by Izzy Kalman (August 2004) I believe it is a great tragedy that citizens of democratic countries are not educated about the true...
Israel Kalman
Feb 23, 20111 min read
The Origin of the Taboo Against “Blaming Victims” in Modern Psychotherapy
by Izzy Kalman (February 2003) The taboo against “blaming the victim” has taken firm root in the psychotherapeutic world. This is what...
Israel Kalman
Feb 22, 20112 min read
Slobodan Milosevic — BULLY OR VICTIM?
by Izzy Kalman (March 2002) Slobodan Milosevic is back in the news. He is being tried for crimes against humanity by a UN war crimes ...
Israel Kalman
Feb 21, 20111 min read


Why Punishing Bullies Doesn’t Work
by Izzy Kalman (March 2002) A high school student in Hastings, Minnesota, has recently made national news (I am deleting his name to...
Israel Kalman
Feb 21, 20112 min read
Unbreakable: A Misunderstood Jewel (Movie Review)
by Izzy Kalman August, 2001 Unbreakable, written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, has recently become available in video. It is a...
Israel Kalman
Feb 21, 20116 min read
How to Create Utopian Schools
The strange truth, though, is that the idea of creating Utopia in schools is actually not so outlandish. If we think it is outlandish...
Israel Kalman
Jan 18, 20114 min read


A Rational Alternative to the National School Anti-Bullying Policy
by Izzy Kalman November 7, 2010 Psychology Today Blog, A Psychological Solution to Bullying Now is the worst time in history to be a...
Israel Kalman
Jan 18, 20119 min read


Principle Number One: The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions
by Izzy Kalman August 16, 2010 Psychology Today Blog, A Psychological Solution to Bullying The Road to Hell is Paved with Good...
Israel Kalman
Jan 17, 20113 min read


Ten Principles for Moral Discipline: Introduction
by Izzy Kalman June 21, 2010 Psychology Today Blog, A Psychological Solution to Bullying The reason is quite simple. I’ll answer these...
Israel Kalman
Jan 17, 20112 min read


Harvard Elementary School Researchers Discover the Best Anti-Bullying Program
by Izzy Kalman May 3, 2010 Psychology Today Blog, A Psychological Solution to Bullying An article in this weekend’s Boston Globe starts...
Israel Kalman
Jan 17, 20113 min read


In Defense of South Hadley High School
by Izzy Kalman April 18, 2010 Psychology Today Blog, A Psychological Solution to Bullying Ever since The school’s defense is based on...
Israel Kalman
Jan 17, 20113 min read


Anti-Bully Laws Are a Violation of the Golden Rule
by Izzy Kalman March 25, 2010 Psychology Today Blog, A Psychological Solution to Bullying Governm Why are anti-bully laws failing in...
Israel Kalman
Jan 17, 20114 min read