Articles by Izzy

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Published Articles
Advice for Students/Kids
Racism/Anti-Semitism/Sexism
Racism/Anti-Semitism Series
Education
Anti-Bully Politics
Bullying and the Popular Media
Violence and Entertainment
Movies (Films)
The Passion of the Christ
Freedom of Speech
Bully/Victim Psychology
Government/Politics
Clinical Issues
Terrorism
Humor
Marriage/Divorce/Parenting
The Golden Rule/Wisdom/Morality
Psychology of Money
Helpful Low Cost or Free Services

 

Published Articles

• The High Cost of Bullying (EdNews.org)
• Ending Bullying By Teaching Kids Not To Be Victims (Education World)
• The Imaginary Epidemic of Children’s Violence (Paradigm Newsletter, PDF)
• Stop Thinking Like a Victim! (PDF)
• An Interview with Izzy Kalman: About Bullies, Bullying and Coping! (EdNews.org)
• The answer to bullies (Palm Beach Post)

Advice for Students/Kids

• "How to Be a Good Sport" or "Don't Be a Sore Loser"
• How to Handle Cyberbullying
• Yale Psychologist (Unwittingly) Encourages Obesity

Racism/Anti-Semitism/Sexism

Television and Racism

• Racism and Freedom of Speech
• The Limits of Freedom of Speech
• When it Comes to Money, We are All Jews
• Is Izzy Kalman Sexist?
• The "He or She" Grammar Matter
• Prejudice
• Movie Recommendation: Crash
• The Imus Affair and the Erosion of Freedom of Speech

• Racism/Anti-Semitism Series:

  • Racism
  • What spurred me to write about anti-Semitism?
  • "True Victim" versus "Victim Mentality"
  • Violating Bullies to Buddies Rule Number One: Refuse to Get Angry at Bullies
  • Bullies to Buddies Rule Number Two: Treat everything as the words of your best friend
  • Bullies to Buddies Rule Number Three: Don't Be Afraid
  • Bullies to Buddies Rule Number Four: Don't Defend Yourself
  • Bullies to Buddies Rule Number Five: Do Not Attack
  • Bullies to Buddies Rule Number Six: Show You are Hurt, Not Angry
  • Bullies to Buddies Rule Number Seven: Don't Tell on Bullies
  • Bullies to Buddies Rule Number Eight: Don't Be a Sore Loser

Education

• Bullying – The Constitutional Solution (summer camp version)
• Bullying – The Constitutional Solution (parenting magazine version)
• The Tragic Demise of the “Sticks and Stones” Slogan
• Columbine Anniversary Remembered
• Anti-Bullying State of the Union Update
• The Insanity of Modern Elementary Education
• Let's Help Bankrupt the Schools
• Movie Recommendation: Harrison Bergeron
• A Victory for Lawyers in New Jersey
• Germany School Shooting
• Schools are Getting Safer
• Why Punishing Bullies Doesn't Work
• The Real Way to Reform Bullies
• School Responsibility for Teasing and Bullying?
• Instant Classroom Discipline
• Rudy Crew, Sacrificed on the Deathbed of Humor
• Why Anti-Bullying Laws Are Doomed to Fail
• A New Kind of Bullying: Bearing False Witness
• The Folly of "No Name-Calling Week"
• How to Handle Cyberbullying
• "Consequences: The New Euphemism for "Punishment"
• Movie Recommendation: Akeelah and the Bee
• Bullying Survey Results Or The Hypocrisy of the Anti-Bully Movement Chapter Two: The Unfair Assault Against Schools
• Columbine Anniversary – State of Bullying in the World
• James Garbarino (Unwittingly) Declares the Failure of Psychology to Deal With Bullying
• The Real Reason for the Failure of Psychology
• Movie Recommendation: Idiocracy
• The Imus Affair and the Erosion of Freedom of Speech
• The Virginia Tech Massacre
• Japan Devastated by Western Anti-Bully Virus
• PSI Solutions and Cleveland State University Collaborate to Research Bullies to Buddies Program
• Yale Psychologist (Unwittingly) Encourages Obesity
• Big Brother comes to Australian schools
• The Insanity of School Anti-Bullying Laws
• "Accountability"–the New Big Brother Word
• Big Brother Comes to Australian Schools

Anti-Bully Politics

• Columbine Anniversary Remembered
• Anti-Bullying State of the Union Update
• COYO Conference
• The Emotional Welfare State
• Let's Help Bankrupt the Schools
• Bully, Hypocrite and Cognitive Dissonance
• The Golden "Law"
• The Promotion of The Victim Mentality
• The Promotion of The Victim Mentality - Part 2
• Dan Olweus, Crusader Against Bullies
• Was Izzy Kalman a Victim of Teasing and Bullying?
• A Victory for Lawyers in New Jersey
• School Responsibility for Teasing and Bullying?
• Izzy Kalman is a Moron, or, The Hypocrisy of Anti-Bullying Supporters
• Why Anti-Bullying Laws Are Doomed to Fail
• Movie Recommendation: Safe
• More on the hypocrisy of bully-bashers
• The Folly of "No Name-Calling Week"
• The Columbine Legacy: A Growing Police State/ Big Sister is Watching You
• Are Bullies Like Terrorists?
• How the "Anti-Bully/Pro-Victim" Mentality is Contributing to World War III, and the Only Reliable Solution
• Bullying Survey Results Or The Hypocrisy of the Anti-Bully Movement Chapter One: Power
• Bullying Survey Results Or The Hypocrisy of the Anti-Bully Movement Chapter Two: The Unfair Assault Against Schools
• The Emperor's New Clothes: A Tale for Our Times
• The Insanity of Workplace Anti-Bullying Laws
• Columbine Anniversary – State of Bullying in the World
• James Garbarino (Unwittingly) Declares the Failure of Psychology to Deal With Bullying
• The Real Reason for the Failure of Psychology
• The Imus Affair and the Erosion of Freedom of Speech
• The Virginia Tech Massacre
• Japan Devastated by Western Anti-Bully Virus
• On Freedom of Speech and Incitement to Violence
• The Insanity of School Anti-Bullying Laws
• "Accountability"–the New Big Brother word
• Big Brother comes to Australian schools
• The Bias Shackling Psychology
• The Biased Research on Violence in Entertainment
• Turning the US into the USSR
• "Accountability"–the New Big Brother Word
• Big Brother Comes to Australian Schools

Bullying and the Popular Media

• The Larry Elder Show
• The Imus Affair and the Erosion of Freedom of Speech

Violence and Entertainment

• "The Passion" and Violence in Entertainment
• Violence Versus Sex in Entertainment
• Television and Racism
  
• What Social Scientists Should Really be Researching
• The Danger is Real-Life Authority
• How to Recognize an Evil Society
• Bias in Scientific Research on Violence
• Itchy and Scratchy
• Movie Review: Unbreakable - A Misunderstood Jewel
• The Imaginary Epidemic of Children's Violence
• Food - not violence - the true danger in entertainment
• Three Cheers for the "Bully" Video Game and A Primer on the Psychology of Violent Entertainment
• Borat and the Golden Rule
• The Virginia Tech Massacre
• The Biased Research on Violence in Entertainment

Movies (Films)

The Passion of the Christ:

• "The Passion" and Violence in Entertainment
• The Passion over "The Passion"
• The Message of "The Passion"
• Why did Jesus Die?
• Jesus and The First Amendment
• The Danger Facing the World Today
• Reaction to the Passion
• Remember the Titans
• Jungle Fever
• The Village
• Welcome to the Dollhouse
• Monster
• Woody Allen's "Anything Else"
• A Miami Tail
• Monty Python's "Life of Brian"
• Anger Management
• Bamboozled
• Harrison Bergeron
• A Walk to Remember
• Unbreakable
• Eight Mile
• City of God
• Turtles Can Fly
• Safe
• Crash
• Odd Girl Out
• March of the Penguins
• The 40 Year Old Virgin
• The Whale and the Squid
• Ushpizin
• Bully
• Borat
• Akeelah and the Bee
• Kids
• Idiocracy

Freedom of Speech

• Bullying – The Constitutional Solution (summer camp version)
• Bullying – The Constitutional Solution (parenting magazine version)
• Freedom of Speech and Cursing
• Racism and Freedom of Speech
• The Limits of Freedom of Speech
• A Note on Freedom of Speech
• Jesus and The First Amendment
• How to Have a Productive Political Discussion
• The Golden "Law"
• Europe Finally Waking Up
• The Folly of "No Name-Calling Week"
• The Emperor's New Clothes: A Tale for Our Times
• Borat and the Golden Rule
• The Imus Affair and the Erosion of Freedom of Speech
• On Freedom of Speech and Incitement to Violence
• Turning the US into the USSR

Bully/Victim Psychology

• Bullying – The Constitutional Solution (parenting magazine version)
• Bullying – The Constitutional Solution (summer camp version)
• "True Victim" versus "Victim Mentality"
• The Emotional Welfare State
• Good news! Bullies CAN feel remorse!
• Bully, Hypocrite and Cognitive Dissonance
• Of Money and Bullies
• The Quickest Way to Increase Your Happiness
• The Myth of "The Right to Happiness"
• Throw Away the Idea of "Rights"
• The Victim Mentality in Action
• Obesity and Teen Suicide
• "Might Makes Wrong"
• The Promotion of The Victim Mentality
• The Promotion of The Victim Mentality - Part 2
• Dan Olweus, Crusader Against Bullies
• Was Izzy Kalman a Victim of Teasing and Bullying?
• A Message from the Twilight Zone
• Germany School Shooting
• Tale of a True Bully
• Tales of True Bullies
• Further Tales of True Bullies
• Will the Real Bullies Please Stand Up
• Why Punishing Bullies Doesn't Work
• The Real Way to Reform Bullies
• Osam bin Laden - Bully or Victim?
• Movie Review: Unbreakable - A Misunderstood Jewel
• Izzy Kalman is a Moron, or, The Hypocrisy of Anti-Bullying Supporters
• Why Anti-Bullying Laws Are Doomed to Fail
• A New Kind of Bullying: Bearing False Witness
• More on the hypocrisy of bully-bashers
• Are Bullies Like Terrorists?
• How the "Anti-Bully/Pro-Victim" Mentality is Contributing to World War III, and the Only Reliable Solution
• Bullying Survey Results Or The Hypocrisy of the Anti-Bully Movement Chapter One: Power
• Bullying Survey Results Or The Hypocrisy of the Anti-Bully Movement Chapter Two: The Unfair Assault Against Schools
• Movie Recommendation: “Bully”
• The Insanity of Workplace Anti-Bullying Laws
• Columbine Anniversary – State of Bullying in the World
• James Garbarino (Unwittingly) Declares the Failure of Psychology to Deal With Bullying
• The Real Reason for the Failure of Psychology
• The Virginia Tech Massacre
• Japan Devastated by Western Anti-Bully Virus
• Yale Psychologist (Unwittingly) Encourages Obesity
• The Psychological Solution to the Stigma of Obesity
• The Bias Shackling Psychology

Government/Politics

• Bullying – The Constitutional Solution (parenting magazine version)
• The Prescription for World Peace
• The Emotional Welfare State
• Martha Stewart and the Immorality of Prison
• Let's Help Bankrupt the Schools
• An Open Letter to the Terrorists of the World
• The Folly of Protecting Feelings
• A Difference between Conservatives and Liberals
• How to Recognize an Evil Society
• Psychology versus Religion
• Three Classes of Responses to Aggression
• The Insanity of Modern Elementary Education
• The Paradox of "Rights"
• How to Have a Productive Political Discussion
• Lowering the Bar on Violence
• The "Bully" Question -- A Trap!
• The Power of Hate
• A Victory for Lawyers in New Jersey
• Slobodan Milosevic -- BULLY OR VICTIM?
• Osam bin Laden - Bully or Victim?
• Rudy Crew, Sacrificed on the Deathbed of Humor
• The Imaginary Epidemic of Children's Violence
• Europe Finally Waking Up
• Why Anti-Bullying Laws Are Doomed to Fail
• The Columbine Legacy: A Growing Police State/ Big Sister is Watching You
• Are Bullies Like Terrorists?
• How the "Anti-Bully/Pro-Victim" Mentality is Contributing to World War III, and the Only Reliable Solution
• The Insanity of Workplace Anti-Bullying Laws
• Columbine Anniversary – State of Bullying in the World
• James Garbarino (Unwittingly) Declares the Failure of Psychology to Deal With Bullying
• The Real Reason for the Failure of Psychology
• The Imus Affair and the Erosion of Freedom of Speech
• Japan Devastated by Western Anti-Bully Virus
• On Freedom of Speech and Incitement to Violence
• The Insanity of School Anti-Bullying Laws
• Turning the US into the USSR
• "Accountability"–the New Big Brother word
• Big Brother comes to Australian schools
• The Bias Shackling Psychology
• The Biased Research on Violence in Entertainment
• Turning the US into the USSR
• "Accountability"–the New Big Brother Word
• Big Brother Comes to Australian Schools

Clinical Issues

• A Rough Measure of Children's Behavior Problems
• When Should Marriages be Salvaged?
• Marriage and Personality Disorders
• Movie Recommendation: Woody Allen's "Anything Else"
• Biologically Programmed Behaviors
• Psychology versus Religion
• From Neurosis to Personality Disorders
• Blame versus Responsibility
• Obesity and Teen Suicide
• Movie: Anger Management
• Singing as Therapy
• Cain and Abel
• Cats Do It, Too
• Jealousy and Self-Deception
• Dan Olweus, Crusader Against Bullies
• Was Izzy Kalman a Victim of Teasing and Bullying?
• Cyberbullying - Bullying Through the Internet
• Tales of True Bullies
• Further Tales of True Bullies
• Will the Real Bullies Please Stand Up
• True Definition of "Bully": "The Other Guy"
• Bully, Hypocrite and Cognitive Dissonance
• How to Cure Finicky Eaters
• How to Handle Cyberbullying
• Three Cheers for the "Bully" Video Game and A Primer on the Psychology of Violent Entertainment
• Bullying Survey Results Or The Hypocrisy of the Anti-Bully Movement Chapter One: Power
• Bullying Survey Results Or The Hypocrisy of the Anti-Bully Movement Chapter Two: The Unfair Assault Against Schools
• Columbine Anniversary – State of Bullying in the World
• James Garbarino (Unwittingly) Declares the Failure of Psychology to Deal With Bullying
• The Real Reason for the Failure of Psychology
• The Virginia Tech Massacre
• Japan Devastated by Western Anti-Bully Virus
• Yale Psychologist (Unwittingly) Encourages Obesity
• The Psychological Solution to the Stigma of Obesity

Terrorism

• The Danger Facing the World Today
• An Open Letter to the Terrorists of the World
• The Folly of Protecting Feelings
• What Social Scientists Should Really be Researching
• The Danger is Real-Life Authority
• How to Recognize an Evil Society
• Three Classes of Responses to Aggression
• The Power of Hate
• A Message from the Twilight Zone
• Europe Finally Waking Up
• Are Bullies Like Terrorists?
• How the "Anti-Bully/Pro-Victim" Mentality is Contributing to World War III, and the Only Reliable Solution
• CD Helps Schizophrenic Client
• On Freedom of Speech and Incitement to Violence

Humor

• The War Against Humor
• The Thorny Nature of Humor
• Movie: Bamboozled
• On Humor and Laughter
• Itchy and Scratchy
• Rudy Crew, Sacrificed on the Deathbed of Humor
• More on the Nature of Humor
• Toastmasters and Humor
• Movie Recommendation: The 40 Year Old Virgin
• Borat and the Golden Rule
• Movie Recommendation: Idiocracy

Marriage/Divorce/Parenting

• A Rough Measure of Children's Behavior Problems
• When Should Marriages be Salvaged?
• Marriage and Personality Disorders
• A Rough Measure of Children's Behavior Problems
• How to Cure Finicky Eaters
• Mother Nature's Advice for Abused Parents
• Why Children Drive Their Parents Crazy
• Bullying – The Constitutional Solution (parenting magazine version)
• Bullying – The Constitutional Solution (summer camp version)
• Viewing Violence versus Viewing Sex
• Movie Recommendation: The Whale and the Squid

The Golden Rule/ Wisdom / Morality

• An Open Letter to the Terrorists of the World
• Ignorance of The Golden Rule
• The Folly of Protecting Feelings
• Jesus and The First Amendment
• Inner City Culture
• What is the Secret to Happiness?
• The Myth of "The Right to Happiness"
• Throw Away the Idea of "Rights"
• Blame versus Responsibility
• Jealousy and Self-Deception
• The Golden "Law"
• "Might Makes Wrong"
• The Sin of Judging
• The Power of Hate
• A Message from the Twilight Zone
• A New Kind of Bullying: Bearing False Witness
• Movie Recommendation: Ushpizin
• Borat and the Golden Rule
• The Imus Affair and the Erosion of Freedom of Speech
• Japan Devastated by Western Anti-Bully Virus

Psychology of Money

• Of Money and Bullies
• The Definition of Money
• How Money Hides our Violent Nature
• The Nature of Money
• Is Money Evil?
• Money: Possibly the Greatest Invention of All Time
• Money and Self-Deception
• When it Comes to Money, We are All Jews
• Movie Recommendation: The Village
• Bullying Survey Results Or The Hypocrisy of the Anti-Bully Movement Chapter Two: The Unfair Assault Against Schools

Helpful Low Cost or Free Services

• Life Enhancement Recommendation: Toastmasters
• The Quickest Way to Increase Your Happiness
• The Best Bargain in New York City (Julliard)
• Singing as Therapy
• Toliet Paper Recommendation: Charmin Ultra