Author: Pamela Paresky

Pamela Paresky regularly writes for Psychology Today online and is Senior Scholar in Human Development & Psychology at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) where she served as lead researcher and in-house editor for the New York Times bestseller, The Coddling of the American Mind. Her current project, Habits of a Free Mind: Psychology for Democracy, is a toolkit for engaging across lines of difference without feeling traumatized and without dehumanizing ideological opponents. Dr. Paresky’s opinions are her own and should not be considered official positions of FIRE or any other organization with which she is affiliated.