Emil Bruce Lester, Jr.The American FluThere is an aggressive viral strain spreading among our people, the American Flu, or in the more contemporary vernacular, late-stage…Sep 14Sep 14
Emil Bruce Lester, Jr.The Iron Horse RevisitedFor a period of a little over four years, I owned and operated a small café adjacent to a defunct Pennsylvania Railroad train station. Had…Sep 10Sep 10
Emil Bruce Lester, Jr.Canada, 1977I boarded a Greyhound bus to Seattle, walked around the city, visited the downtown open-air Pike Place Market, the Space Needle and other…Sep 4Sep 4
Emil Bruce Lester, Jr.The SorcererHubris is a pejorative word used here to describe arrogance on the part of individuals who deny God’s leadership over their destiny…Aug 28Aug 28
Emil Bruce Lester, Jr.CassandraAccording to Greek Mythology, the Olympian God Apollo granted Cassandra, a Trojan princess in the time of antiquity, the ability to foresee…Aug 19Aug 19
Emil Bruce Lester, Jr.ReligionThe ornate, leaded, stained-glass windows, throaty pipe organ, beveled maple pews, and stately sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church…Aug 12Aug 12
Emil Bruce Lester, Jr.Value-Added and Value SubtractedThe definition of value, of late, has been swirling around academic economists and other social science writers; they find little to agree…Aug 9Aug 9
Emil Bruce Lester, Jr.The Locust TheoryWealth and income inequality is turning into a debilitating inter-generational malady, one that’s quickly plunging the country into a…Aug 4Aug 4
Emil Bruce Lester, Jr.GriftersOn an Amtrak train to Boston, many years ago, I remember reading a week-old Boston Globe article about New England’s infamous businessman…Jul 31Jul 31
Emil Bruce Lester, Jr.Divide and ConquerIf the Democrats are to stand a chance in the coming election, they need a more inclusive and bigger tent. In decades gone by, they…Jul 21Jul 21