Dialogue & Discourse: a blog by Donna Halper

I know something now about Rush (the rock band, not the talk show host) that I did not know before. I know the date when I received that fir...

Whenever a Republican becomes president and has to propose a budget, I fully expect he will want to allocate more money for defense (whether...

One of my favorite quotes about communication comes from Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking Glass."  Humpty Dumpty is debati...

I was born on a Friday morning, Valentine's Day (February 14), 1947.  Obviously, I don't remember any of it, but from what I've ...

To say the least, it's been an exciting (some would say bizarre) eleven days since Donald Trump took office.  We've seen him engage ...

I was reading the morning newspaper today, and noticed an article about eager Trump supporters heading for the inauguration.  Okay fine, the...

A note to those who have kindly read my blog this year:  if you were expecting some political commentary, I'm saving that for the new ye...