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Why Is the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism So “Controversial”?
The IHRA definition doesn't target criticism of Israel. Nor does it criminalize or even censor anti-Israel speech.
Jan 12 • Pamela Paresky
A New Year’s Resolution You Can Keep
You know the benefits of gratitude journals. Adding kindness is even better.
Jan 5 • Pamela Paresky
Talking Politics at the Holidays
What new research reveals about political disagreement
Dec 23, 2025 • Pamela Paresky
After Escaping a Cult, Author Ben Appel Found Another One in College
Coercive group norms can emerge wherever dissent is treated as deviance.
Dec 1, 2025 • Pamela Paresky
A New Treatment for Childhood Anxiety
A small dose of independence turns out to be the best remedy.
Nov 11, 2025 • Pamela Paresky
Hard To Kill
Masih Alinejad celebrates life. And her would-be assassins are sentenced.
Oct 30, 2025 • Pamela Paresky
Einat Wilf
On Palestinian statehood, UNRWA, and the future of Jewish sovereignty
Oct 16, 2025 • Pamela Paresky
A Battle of Ideas
In London, free speech is allowed over the weekend. (Or so I'm told.)
Oct 16, 2025 • Pamela Paresky
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Habits of a Free Mind
Habits of a Free Mind™ is a toolkit for engaging across lines of difference without feeling traumatized and without dehumanizing others.

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