Pamela Paresky

New York

Not an important person. Writer, Psychologist, Mother. Opinions my own & I might change them. You defend terrorism=I block you. #IStandWithIsrael #LetThemGo

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Articles

From Gaza to the Ivory Tower: The War on Israel

2 weeks ago | quillette.com | Gadi Taub |Pamela Paresky

On 9 March, Pamela Paresky sat down with Gadi Taub in Tel Aviv to discuss the war in Gaza, the failures of Israel’s security establishment, and the ideological forces—both inside Israel and across the West—that have undermined the country’s ability to defend itself. Their wide-ranging conversation covers everything from 7 October and the erosion of Israeli deterrence to the rise of postcolonial ideology, the crisis of liberalism, and the battle for narrative power in a media-saturated world. I.
Schrödinger's Trauma

1 month ago | paresky.substack.com | Pamela Paresky

On February 22, I watched as a helicopter transported hostage Avera Mangistu across the sky above Hostages Square to an Israeli hospital (video below). Mangistu and Hisham al-Sayed are Israelis who each spent a decade held hostage in Gaza. Both men suffered from significant mental illness and crossed into Gaza on their own — Mengistu in 2014 and al-Sayed in 2015.
Talking Politics at the Holidays Without Ruining Dinner

Dec 25, 2024 | paresky.substack.com | Pamela Paresky

The usual advice for keeping the peace during the holidays is simple: Don’t talk politics. Experts suggest defusing tension by playing with the kids, helping in the kitchen, or changing the subject. After all, as many experts have suggested, nothing you say is likely to change anyone’s mind. So why bother? My latest article for Psychology Today offers an alternative to the unhappy holiday political rancor, using tools from the Habits of a Free Mind toolkit.
Talking Politics at the Holidays Without Ruining Dinner

Dec 25, 2024 | paresky.substack.com | Pamela Paresky

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A reckoning with DEI pedagogy

Dec 18, 2024 | thespectator.com | Pamela Paresky |Lee Jussim Ph. D.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion bureaucracies and programs have become ubiquitous in the corporate and educational sectors. More than half of American employees have DEI meetings or training events at work, at a cost of an estimated $8 billion annually. These initiatives are championed as tools to reduce bias and discrimination, build inclusive and empathetic environments — and redress systemic racism, Yet the effectiveness of such trainings has rarely been rigorously and systematically evaluated.
Does the DEI Paradigm Do More Harm Than Good?

Dec 13, 2024 | paresky.substack.com | Pamela Paresky

Wonderful! I lost my job for continuing to push back on DEI. My questions were:What data supports the efficacy of these programs? What evidence of anti-black and racist systems are we going off of? Isn't a Land acknowledgement cultural appropriation? Why are we training on Implicit Bias when the IAT is not an effective tool and there is no proof of IB? What is AntiRacist about people telling me they know who I am based on my sex, race, and able-ness?
Does the DEI Paradigm Do More Harm Than Good?

Dec 13, 2024 | paresky.substack.com | Pamela Paresky

More than half of American employees have “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI) meetings or training events at work, costing an estimated $8 billion annually. In 2020, books by DEI superstars Ibram X. Kendi and Robin DiAngelo were number 1 and 2 bestsellers. But is DEI programming creating more intergroup understanding and empathy?
In Israel, Every Day is October 7. In the U.S., Every Day is October 8.

Oct 9, 2024 | jewishjournal.com | Pamela Paresky

Ever since witnessing an ecstatic pro-Hamas celebration in Time Square just 24 hours after the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust, I thought nothing could surprise me. Then to commemorate the one-year anniversary of those atrocities, the Guardian published an essay by Naomi Klein titled, “How Israel has made trauma a weapon of war.”“What is the line between commemorating trauma and cynically exploiting it?” Klein asks. “Between memorialization and weaponization?
The Nasrallah Inversion

Sep 30, 2024 | paresky.substack.com | Pamela Paresky

And despite all the buildings that were “leveled” in the attack that killed Nasrallah and 20 of his commanders (including an IRGC officer or two), the Lebanese Health Ministry civilian death number appears to be stuck at 11. It seems the civilians had left the neighborhood days before, though no one can say precisely why. It may be the low death toll that has led to its not being reported in any update which has featured pictures of bomb craters and destroyed buildings.
The Nasrallah Inversion

Sep 30, 2024 | paresky.substack.com | Pamela Paresky

On Saturday, Israel confirmed the death of Hassan Nasrallah, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s most powerful terrorist. For many years, Nasrallah oversaw attacks on Israel, including the most recent 11 months of near-daily rocket barrages, displacing more than sixty-five thousand civilians in the north.