Habits of a Free Mind

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

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A New Year’s Resolution You Can Keep

You know the benefits of gratitude journals. Adding kindness is even better.

Jan 5 • Pamela Paresky

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December 2025

Talking Politics at the Holidays

What new research reveals about political disagreement

Dec 23, 2025 • Pamela Paresky

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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

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November 2025

A New Treatment for Childhood Anxiety

A small dose of independence turns out to be the best remedy.

Nov 11, 2025 • Pamela Paresky

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October 2025

Hard To Kill

Masih Alinejad celebrates life. And her would-be assassins are sentenced.

Oct 30, 2025 • Pamela Paresky

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Einat Wilf

On Palestinian statehood, UNRWA, and the future of Jewish sovereignty

Oct 16, 2025 • Pamela Paresky

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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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September 2025

Charlie Kirk and The Rise of Assassination Culture

Data reveal a culture in which political murder is justified and memes glorify violence, putting democracy itself at risk.

Sep 17, 2025 • Pamela Paresky

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August 2025

Living in an Upside-Down World

After Israel's exploding-pagers operation, the Associated Press thought the obvious thing to do was to interview "survivors."

Aug 9, 2025 • Pamela Paresky

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July 2025

The Psychological War on Women

Women’s rights and the restoration of consent

Jul 6, 2025 • Pamela Paresky

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May 2025

Can We Cure Traumatic Brain Injuries?

Stanford researchers think they've found a drug that works for PTSD and TBI.

May 15, 2025 • Pamela Paresky

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