Dialogue & Discourse: a blog by Donna Halper

My father, of blessed  memory, was a decorated combat veteran of World War II.  Like many young men of his generation, he had never expected...

The hardest thing in the world, it seems to me, is to genuinely forgive someone.  I don't mean just saying the words because your religi...

First a disclaimer:  I am not a Tom Brady fan.  In fact, football isn't even my favorite sport-- I much prefer baseball.  But the NFL...

It's almost the end of the semester, and time for my seniors to graduate.  And that made me think of how things were when I got my ow...

I've been a sports fan ever since I was a kid.  I especially loved baseball, but followed nearly every major pro sport-- in fact, there ...

There was a fascinating article in today's Boston Globe about why we remember some historical events and forget others.  The author, Chr...

I have great admiration for people who can blog every day.  I can't do it.  It's not that I don't have opinions-- if you know an...