Dialogue & Discourse: a blog by Donna Halper

A journalist friend of mine, whom I've known for many years, was working on a segment for his radio program, and he wanted my recollecti...

On Tuesday evening, Republican Senator John N. Kennedy of Louisiana went on Fox News to advocate in favor of reopening the economy very soon...

Since last I blogged on March 15th, I've been spending a lot of time at home-- and so have many other people I know.  As the coronavirus...

These are some of the strangest days of my lifetime. We are all living through a global outbreak of the Coronavirus, and in state after stat...

Several weeks ago, some friends of mine lost their jobs, and based on what I've been told, none of them saw it coming. In fact, none of ...

Friday was my birthday, and I'm pleased to say that hundreds of folks reached out to me on social media. Most were Rush fans, but some w...

This is my fifth anniversary as a blogger; I tend to post on a bi-weekly basis, and my readership varies-- typically, it's about 100-150...