Tom Lehrer once said that “political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.” Not only is this a sick Kissinger burn, but it also raises an excellent point: a key characteristic of satire is taking an idea that is worthy…
Class of 2020, boy, did you get a raw deal. You did everything that was asked of you—attending class, partaking in extracurricular activities, following (for the most part) the rules. Now, when you should be walking across the dais with your classmates to accept your…
Never have I seen the incomparable Paula Abdul in concert, or an epic WWE pay-per-view in person — or ever been blinded by the flashbulbs of an NBA All-Star Weekend. I’ve never bought a home, a boat, an RV, or even a riding lawnmower for…
The old saying, ‘Two wrongs don’t make a right,’ renounces wrongful conduct and responds to the wrongdoing of others. However, can three, four, five or six wrongs make a right? Some would argue that trillions of wrongs together can’t make one right. Meanwhile, right is right…
To the Editor: There is a force, a law, that exists throughout the universe. It is constant and unrelenting. It is Entropy. Some of its pathways include corrosion, decomposition, decay, radiation, erosion, gravity and chaos. Entropy serves to reduce and return higher forms of energy to the lowest…
Americans have a history of protesting. Lawfully protesting is a protectED right given to the people by the Constitution. The current protests taking place in every corner of the country is nothing new. Protests against the Vietnam War changed the nation’s direction. Demonstrations in support…
“Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!” Although legends of the bloodsucking, darkness-loving undead have existed since time immemorial everywhere from Ancient Greece to Mesopotamia, it was Bram Stoker who codified the myth of the vampire in his classic 1897…
Regardless of one’s political label, Keizerites should be excited that three local women will be on the general election ballot in November for key positions. All Republicans, one is running for federal office, one is running for a state-wide office and one is running for…
Now that the May primary election is over, we can look forward to a robust General election in November. In this column, I’d like to write about something COVID-19 related, as all news seems to be lately, but in this case, something that isn’t gaining…