Dialogue & Discourse: a blog by Donna Halper

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

Thursday, January 31, 2019

So Much to Do, and So Little Time

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I was lying in bed reading last night, and an article in the Washington Post caught my eye-- it was about how most Americans these days are...
Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Nobody's Right if Everybody's Wrong

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I've always loved classic rock (of course, it wasn't classic when I played it as a deejay; it was new back then).  Sometimes, a song...
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Monday, December 31, 2018

Looking Back at 2018

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I first began blogging in early February 2015, because I was taking a course about Political Campaigns, and the professor wanted each of us ...
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Saturday, December 15, 2018

A December to Remember

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I'll admit it: I've never been a big fan of December.  The weather is usually cold here, and it gets dark around 4 pm.  Traffic is b...
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Friday, November 30, 2018

"Begin the Day with a Friendly Voice"

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As some of you know, on November 19, 2018, I won the 9th Annual Collectors Prize from an organization called Historic New England, for my co...
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Thursday, November 15, 2018

Why Everyone Should Defend Jim Acosta (Even Folks Who Dislike Him)

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Let's face it:  freedom of the press is not something most people think about.  In fact, in our polarized political universe, many peopl...
Tuesday, October 30, 2018

If You Choose Not to Decide, You Still Have Made a Choice

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For as long as I've been blogging (which I began doing in early 2015), I always get the most page views if I write about Rush.  But whil...
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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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