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Israel Kalman
- Dec 31, 2008
- 2 min
You Don’t Mess with the Zohan
Movie Recommendation by Izzy Kalman (December 2008) Personally, I’m not a great fan of Adam Sandler movies, thought there are some...
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Israel Kalman
- Dec 16, 2008
- 6 min
The Homework Myth
(December, 2008) The title of this newsletter article is borrowed from the book by that name written by Alfie Kohn. I had heard that...
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Israel Kalman
- Oct 31, 2008
- 1 min
Another Rare Critic of the Anti-Bully Movement: Jerry Moore
by Izzy Kalman (October 2008)The anti-bully movement is the most uncontroversial social movement in the history of the world. Every other...
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Israel Kalman
- Oct 31, 2008
- 17 min
What’s Wrong with the Psychology Underlying the Anti-Bully Movement
by Izzy Kalman (October 2008) In the decade since the Columbine massacre, thousands of research studies have been conducted on bullying,...
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Israel Kalman
- Jul 31, 2008
- 1 min
The Constant Outsider: Memoirs of a South Boston Mechanic
Book Recommendation by Izzy Kalman (July 2008)I am fortunate to have made the acquaintance of a wonderful man, Tom Cirignano. He first...
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Israel Kalman
- Jul 31, 2008
- 11 min
Why I Don’t “Blame Victims”
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...
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Israel Kalman
- May 31, 2008
- 3 min
Promoting Hatred and Revenge
by Izzy Kalman (May 2008)The anti-bully movement came into being primarily to prevent school shootings. But school shootings continue,...
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Israel Kalman
- May 31, 2008
- 4 min
Time to Call Off the Anti-Bully Witch-Hunt
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...
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Israel Kalman
- May 15, 2008
- 3 min
Hidden Victims of Zero Tolerance
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...
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Israel Kalman
- May 15, 2008
- 2 min
The Official Promotion of Fear
by Izzy Kalman (May 2008)I recently read The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things by sociologist Barry Glassner...
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Israel Kalman
- Feb 20, 2008
- 3 min
“Accountability”–the New Big Brother Word
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...
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Israel Kalman
- Feb 15, 2008
- 3 min
Turning the US into the USSR
by Izzy Kalman (February 2008)I have written in previous newsletters how our country’s anti-bullying policies are creating a Soviet...
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Israel Kalman
- Feb 1, 2008
- 2 min
Big Brother comes to Australian schools
by Izzy Kalman (February 2008)Australia is taking bullying increasingly seriously, which is not surprising in light of a recent lawsuit...
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Israel Kalman
- Dec 31, 2007
- 13 min
The Bias Shackling Psychology
by Izzy Kalman (December 2007)Are you a mental health professional? If so, you probably became one because of idealism. You wanted to...
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Israel Kalman
- Dec 31, 2007
- 2 min
The Biased Research on Violence in Entertainment
by Izzy Kalman (December 2007) With increasing frequency, the mental health organizations are urging us to use “research based”...
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Israel Kalman
- Oct 31, 2007
- 3 min
The Insanity of School Anti-Bullying Laws
by Izzy Kalman (October 2007)I wrote a long piece several months ago on the Insanity of Workplace Anti-Bullying Laws. I got some outraged...
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Israel Kalman
- Oct 15, 2007
- 10 min
On Freedom of Speech and Incitement to Violence
by Izzy Kalman (October 2007)I’m sure many of my readers wonder why I deal with political matters in a newsletter that is seemingly about...
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Israel Kalman
- Sep 30, 2007
- 5 min
The Psychological Solution to the Stigma of Obesity
by Izzy Kalman (September 2007)I have read article after article in professional psychological publications that declare that the...
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Israel Kalman
- Sep 20, 2007
- 6 min
Yale Psychologist (Unwittingly) Encourages Obesity
by Izzy Kalman (September 2007)I want to ask you an important question. What is worse–obesity, or the stigma of obesity? Obesity, of...
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Israel Kalman
- Jun 30, 2007
- 11 min
Japan Devastated by Western Anti-Bully Virus
by Izzy Kalman (June 2007) The East Imports Western Educational Foolishness Everyone, including citizens of the East, knows that “West is...
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