Dialogue & Discourse: a blog by Donna Halper

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

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Still Hanging On

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In the early 1920s, when radio was new, a local bandleader named Jimmy Gallagher gained a large following. At the end of each radio show, af...
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Thursday, December 19, 2024

Strange Days Indeed

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In many ways, this past week has been gratifying. I was a guest on my friend Bob Cesca's podcast, and we had a good time talking politic...
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Monday, December 9, 2024

What Joe Biden Couldn't Do...and Why It Mattered

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I was in my car yesterday, and I turned on the news. President Biden was giving a speech about Syria, and I paused to listen to a little of ...
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Saturday, November 30, 2024

In Search of a Little Kindness

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I posted a Thanksgiving message on social media a couple of days ago. I thought it was a fairly straightforward and peaceful message, about ...
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Saturday, November 16, 2024

Learning the Wrong Lessons

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I never wanted to have kids. Back when I was growing up in the 1950s and 1960s, I was told there was something wrong with me, but these days...
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Thursday, October 31, 2024

Are We Ready Yet?

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I was thinking about Lillian D. Rock today. In fact, over the past few weeks, I've thought about her a lot. You probably don't know ...
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Saturday, October 19, 2024

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

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Last night, I was looking through some of my Rush-related memorabilia, and I found a few items from October 2012. That may not seem like suc...
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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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