Dialogue & Discourse: a blog by Donna Halper

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

Monday, January 25, 2016

They've All Come to Look for America: Some Thoughts about the Presidential Campaign

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I must admit that I really like Bernie Sanders' newest campaign ad, the one that uses the song "America" by Simon & Garfun...
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Saturday, January 16, 2016

Man of Words, Man of Music: Some Thoughts on the Passing of David Bowie

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When I was in college at Northeastern University in Boston, I became the campus radio station's first female disc jockey in late 1968; I...
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Friday, January 8, 2016

A World of Misinformation-- Life in a Post-Factual Society

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I know I've mentioned this before, but if there's one thing I continue to be disappointed about, it's how little the facts seem ...
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Friday, January 1, 2016

What I Learned in 2015

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Since this is my first post of the new year, I thought I'd look back on 2015 and offer a few thoughts about the year that just ended.  2...
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Thursday, December 24, 2015

A World Without Boundaries?

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Is it my imagination or are people less polite than they used to be?  I'm asking because several recent incidents got me thinking about ...
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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

There Really IS a War on Christmas (and on Hanukkah Too)

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Hanukkah has just concluded (for those who aren't Jewish, it comes at a different time each year because we use a lunar calendar to calc...
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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

A Few Thoughts on Neil's Alleged Retirement

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If you're a Rush fan, the past several days have been a roller coaster ride.  It all started when some fan sites posted a couple of quot...
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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 more than four decades, I have served as the advocate for an adult with autism.
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