Dialogue & Discourse: a blog by Donna Halper

Opinions and commentary about politics, the media, history, religion, and current events.

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

The Room Where It Happened: Some Thoughts About Rush's Rock Hall Announcement

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  Note: People who first saw this on several social media sites asked if I'd put it into my blog. Here it is.   It all started on Thursd...
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Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Keeping Us Safe from Cat Stevens

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What I remember about the incident was the outrage it inspired. A lot of people were really angry about what he said. People had loved his ...
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Monday, September 15, 2025

Lenny Doesn't Live Here Anymore

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I remember where I was the day that Lenny Zakim died. It was a Thursday, and I was driving home from work, and when the news came over the r...
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Sunday, August 31, 2025

Doing What You Love

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I had lunch earlier today with some of the members of a wonderful Rush tribute band from New Jersey called A Farewell to Kings . As you migh...
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Friday, August 15, 2025

Can We Handle the Truth?

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Not many folks read my blog post from August 1, the one where I defended the importance of fact-checkers. I was disappointed, but not surpri...
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Thursday, July 31, 2025

Defending the Fact-Checkers

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I was disappointed to hear that Glenn Kessler was leaving the Washington Post, and even more disappointed that no replacement had been named...
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Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Do You Remember the Time? (A Trip Back to 1974)

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Sometimes, I enjoy looking back at some of my historical photos, especially the ones that relate to the years I spent in radio. And  wheneve...
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Donna Halper
I'm a professor; a media historian; author of six books and many articles; a mentor; researcher; and public speaker. I've been a radio consultant, radio disc jockey and music director. I'm best known for having discovered the rock band Rush (who dedicated two albums to me). I have also been a free-lance reporter for several newspapers and magazines. In my spare time, I love to read, I follow news and politics very closely, and I'm also a stamp collector. In addition, I enjoy doing volunteer work: I have been a Big Sister; and for four decades, I have served as the advocate for an adult with autism.
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