Dialogue & Discourse: a blog by Donna Halper

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

Thursday, June 30, 2022

How Shall We Pray? And Where?

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I have a friend who is firmly convinced that I'm going to burn in hell because I'm Jewish and haven't accepted Christianity. It...
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Wednesday, June 15, 2022

A Special Afternoon in Hollywood

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I remember reading online once that "just about anyone can get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; if you've got the money, you c...
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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

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I became a baseball fan when I was about 11 or 12 years old. To this day, I don't know why: my father wasn't a big fan, and I had no...
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Sunday, May 15, 2022

A Few Thoughts About Ageism

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As many of you know, I turned 75 on Valentine's Day. When I was a kid, folks who were 75 were often called "elderly." There we...
Saturday, April 30, 2022

Why I Miss the Fairness Doctrine, and Maybe You Do Too?

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I grew up with AM radio, back when it still played music. Every city had at least one great top-40 station, and many of those stations had v...
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Friday, April 15, 2022

Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself

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Once a month, I have the privilege of being part of a Rush-themed webcast. Each member of the panel takes a song from this month's Rush ...
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Thursday, March 31, 2022

Why I'm Excited about the 1950 Census

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April 1 is not just April Fools Day this year. It's also a day that many historians (including me) have been awaiting for a very long ti...
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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 four decades, I have served as the advocate for an adult with autism.
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