Dialogue & Discourse: a blog by Donna Halper

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

Sunday, November 16, 2025

Thinking About the Children

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I was reading my local newspaper the other day and came upon an article that really bothered me. It was about the president of the College R...
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Friday, October 31, 2025

World In Changes

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As I'm writing this, it's Halloween, and only 4 kids showed up at our house for Trick-or-Treat. The entire neighborhood has been str...
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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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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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