Previous Newsletters
May 2008
In this Issue:
- Time to Call off the Anti-Bully Witch Hunt
- Hidden Victims of Zero Tolerance
- Promoting Hatred and Revenge
- The Official Promotion of Hatred
- Izzy Kalman Needs Help
February 2008
In this Issue:
- Interview in EdNews on "The High Cost of Bullying"
- Turning the US into the USSR
- "Accountability"–the New Big Brother word
- Big Brother comes to Australian schools
December 2007
In this Issue:
- The Bias Shackling Psychology
- The Biased Research on Violence in Entertainment
October 2007
In this Issue:
- On Freedom of Speech and Incitement to Violence
- The Insanity of School Anti-Bullying Laws
September 2007
In this Issue:
- Yale Psychologist (Unwittingly) Encourages Obesity
- The Psychological Solution to the Stigma of Obesity
June 2007
In this Issue:
- Japan Devastated by Western Anti-Bully Virus
- PSI Solutions and Cleveland State University Collaborate to Research Bullies to Buddies Program
May 2007
In this Issue:
- The Imus Affair and the Erosion of Freedom of Speech
- The Virginia Tech Massacre
April 2007
In this Issue:
- 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
March 2007
In this Issue:
- The Insanity of Workplace Anti-Bullying Laws
January 2007
In this Issue:
- Bullies to Buddies Rule #7 Applied to Racism/Anti-Semitism: Don't Tell on Bullies
- Bullies to Buddies Rule #8 Applied to Racism/Anti-Semitism: Don't Be a Sore Loser
December 2006
In this Issue:
- Bullying Survey Results Or The Hypocrisy of the Anti-Bully Movement Chapter Two: The Unfair Assault on Schools
- Movie Recommendation: "Kids"
- CD Helps Schizophrenic Client
November 2006
In this Issue:
- The Emperor's New Clothes: A Tale for Our Politically Correct Times
- Borat and the Golden Rule
- Movie Recommendation: "Akeelah and the Bee"
October 2006
In this Issue:
- Bullying Survey Results Or The Hypocrisy of the Anti-Bully Movement Chapter One: Power
- Movie Recommendation: "Bully"
September 2006
In this Issue:
- Three Cheers for the "Bully" Video Game, and a Primer on the Psychology of Violent Entertainment
August 2006
In this Issue:
- How the "Anti-Bully/Pro-Victim" Mentality is Contributing to World War III, and the Only Reliable Solution
July 2006
In this Issue:
- How to Handle Cyberbullying
- Toliet Paper Recommendation: Charmin Ultra
- Movie Recommendation: Ushpizin
June 2006
In this Issue:
- "How to Be a Good Sport" or "Don't Be a Sore Loser"
- Are Bullies Like Terroriststs?
- Movie Recommendation: The 40 Year Old Virgin
May 2006
In this Issue:
- "Consequences": the New Euphemism for "Punishment"
- Movie Recommendation: The Whale and the Squid
April 2006
In this Issue:
- The Columbine Legacy: A Growing Police State (Big Sister is Watching You)
- Movie Recommendation: March of the Penguins
February 2006
In this Issue:
- Bullies to Buddies Rule Number Six: Show You are Hurt, Not Angry
- Movie Review: Odd Girl Out
January 2006
In this Issue:
- The Folly of "No Name-Calling Week"
- Movie Recommendation: Crash
December 2005
In this Issue:
- Food - not violence - the true danger in entertainment
- More on the hypocrisy of bully bashers
November 2005 (thanksgiving)
In this Issue:
- A New Kind of Bullying: Bearing False Witness
- Movie Recommendation: Safe
November 2005
In this Issue:
- Why Anti-Bullying Laws Are Doomed to Fail
- Movie Recommendation: Turtles Can Fly
October 2005
In this Issue:
- Bullies to Buddies Book
- Europe Finally Waking Up
- Izzy Kalman is a Moron, or The Hypocrisy of Anti-Bullying Supporters
- Movie Recommendation: City of God
August 2005
In this Issue:
- Anti-Semitism Installment Six
- Bullies to Buddies Rule Number Five: Do Not Attack
July 2005
In this Issue:
- More on the Nature of Humor
- Toastmasters and Humor
- Movie Recommendation: Eight Mile
June 2005
In this Issue:
- Anti-Semitism Installment Five
- Bullies to Buddies Rule Number Four: Don't Defend Yourself
May 2005
In this Issue:
- Columbine Anniversary Remembered
- Anti-Bullying State of the Union Update
April 2005
In this Issue:
- Anti-Semitism Installment Four
- Bullies to Buddies Rule Number Three: Don't Be Afraid
March 2005
In this Issue:
- The Larry Elder Show
- COYO Conference
February 2005
In this Issue:
- Anti-Semitism: Third Installment
- Bullies to Buddies Rule Number Two: Treat everything as the words of your best friend.
- Television and Racism
January 2005
In this Issue:
- Anti-Semitism: Second Installment
- Violating Bullies to Buddies Rule Number One: Refuse to Get Angry at Bullies
- The Limits of Freedom of Speech
- Movie Recommendation: Jungle Fever
December 25, 2004
In this Issue:
- Racism
- What spurred me to write about anti-Semitism?
- "True Victim" versus "Victim Mentality"
December 2004
In this Issue:
- Martha Stewart and the Immorality of Prison
- Online Manual Helps Adults, Too.
Thanksgiving 2004
In this Issue:
- The Emotional Welfare State
- Racism and Freedom of Speech
November 2004
In this Issue:
- A Rough Measure of Children's Behavior Problems
- Let's Help Bankrupt the Schools
Late October 2004
In this Issue:
- An Open Letter to the Terrorists of the World
- The War Against Humor
October 2004
In this Issue:
- Lawyers and the Perils of Divorce
- When Should Marriages be Salvaged?
- Good news! Bullies CAN feel remorse!
September 2004
In this Issue:
- Ignorance of The Golden Rule
- Freedom of Speech and Cursing
August 2004
In this Issue:
- Bully, Hypocrite and Cognitive Dissonance
- 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
- On Humor and Laughter
- A Note on Freedom of Speech
- Movie Recommendation: The Village
June 2004
In this Issue:
- Of Money and Bullies
- The Definition of Money
- How Money Hides our Violent Nature
- Life Enhancement Recommendation: Toastmasters
- Movie Recommendations: Welcome to the Dollhouse; Monster
- Call for Assistance
May 2004
In this Issue:
- Reaction to the Passion
- The Folly of Protecting Feelings
- Violence Versus Sex in Entertainment
April 2004
In this Issue:
- 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
March 2004
In this Issue:
- Jealousy and Self-Deception
- "The Passion" and Violence in Entertainment
- A Difference between Conservatives and Liberals
- Read Previous Newsletters
- Movie Recommendation: Woody Allen's "Anything Else"
- Marriage and Personality Disorders
- Biologically Programmed Behaviors
February 2004
In this Issue:
- What Social Scientists Should Really be Researching
- The Danger is Real-Life Authority
- How to Recognize an Evil Society
- Read Previous Newsletters
- New Seminar on Bullying and Sibling Rivalry
January 2004
In this Issue:
- The Quickest Way to Increase Your Happiness
- The Myth of "The Right to Happiness"
- Throw Away the Idea of "Rights"
- Read Previous Newsletters
- New Seminar on Bullying and Sibling Rivalry
December 31, 2003
In this Issue:
- Politics and Mental Health
- War and Peace
- The Prescription for World Peace!
- The Difference between Dictatorship and Democracy
- Why Democracies are Stronger than Dictatorships
- The Advantage of Dictatorship over Democracy
- The Danger of Taking Democracy for Granted
- How to Bring World Peace with One Billion Dollars
November 2003
In this Issue:
- The Best Bargain in New York City
- Inner City Culture
- Movie Recommendation: A Miami Tail
Late October 2003
In this Issue:
- The Victim Mentality in Action
- Andrew Collins' Letter
October 2003
In this Issue:
- Psychology versus Religion
- Psychology Compared to Other Sciences
- Why Psychology Hasn't Fared as Well as Other Sciences
- Three Levels of Existence
- The "He or She" Grammar Matter
- The Thorny Nature of Humor
September 2003
In this Issue:
- Three Classes of Responses to Aggression
- Hit Me and I'll Hit You Back Ten Times Harder
- An Eye for an Eye
- Turn the Other Cheek
- The Correct Policy in Warfare
- How this Applies to Terrorism
- Is Izzy Kalman Sexist?
- Bias in Scientific Research on Violence
- Movie Recommendation": Monty Python's "Life of Brian"
August 2003
In this Issue:
- From Neurosis to Personality Disorders
- Blame versus Responsibility
- Prejudice
- Obesity and Teen Suicide
- Movie: Anger Management
July 2003
In this Issue:
- Singing as Therapy
- The Insanity of Modern Elementary Education
- Cain and Abel
June 2003
In this Issue:
- What is the Secret to Happiness?
- The Sin of Taking Things for Granted
- Ancient Wisdom About Wealth
- Getting More of What You Want
- The Paradox of "Rights"
- Rights versus Resilience
- Cats Do It, Too.
May 2003
In this Issue:
- How to Have a Productive Political Discussion
- Lowering the Bar on Violence
- Book - Peacetalk 101
- Peacetalk 101 Rules
- Movie - Bamboozled
March 2003
In this Issue:
- The "Bully" Question — A Trap
- "Might Makes Wrong"
- Bad Bully/Good Bully
- The Golden "Law"
- The sin of judging
- Movie Recommendation: Harrison Bergeron
February 2003
In this Issue:
- The Promotion Of The Victim Mentality – Part 2.
- The Origin of the Taboo Against "Blaming Victims" in Modern Psychotherapy
- The Confusion of Law with Psychology
- The Solution to the Dilemma: Two Types of Victims
- Dan Olweus, Crusader Against Bullies
- Movie recommendation: A Walk to Remember
December 2002
In this Issue:
- The Promotion Of The Victim Mentality
- The Sin of "Blaming the Victim"
- When It's Okay to Blame the Victim
- Itchy and Scratchy
June 2002
In this Issue:
- Union Bullies (Fiction Corner)
- Was Izzy Kalman a Victim of Teasing and Bullying?
- Bullying Through the Internet
- A Victory for Lawyers in New Jersey
- Tales of True Bullies
April 2002
In this Issue:
- A Message from the Twilight Zone
- The World is a Dangerous Place
- Germany School Shooting
- Schools are Getting Safer
- Time Magazine
- Further Tales of True Bullies
March 2002
In this Issue:
- Slobodan Milosevic — BULLY OR VICTIM?
- True Definition of "Bully": "The Other Guy"
- Why Punishing Bullies Doesn't Work
- The Real Way to Reform Bullies
- Tales of True Bullies
December 2001
In this Issue:
- Victim-Proof Your School" program launched in California
- Osam bin Laden - Bully or Victim?
- How to Cure Finicky Eaters
- School Responsibility for Teasing and Bullying?
- "Victim-Proof Your School" Brochures Available
August 2001
In this Issue:
- Our Name Has Changed!
- Open Letter to President George W. Bush
- UNBREAKABLE — A Remarkable Film
- Ceramic Faces by Jamey Scott Breinberg
- Bullies2Buddies Humor Contest
