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
Emil Bruce Lester, Jr.Howard SchultzAmericans are obsessed with bigger, faster, better and more profitable — the latter having the highest priority, especially to people…Jul 18Jul 18
Emil Bruce Lester, Jr.EventsThe prospect of another Trump presidency should scare the pants off most half-educated people, especially Democrats who seem to be taking…Jul 15Jul 15
Emil Bruce Lester, Jr.Comparative AdvantageMy Econ 101/102 classes — prerequisites for every undergraduate — held in an auditorium to accommodate more students, weren’t the most…Jul 8Jul 8
Emil Bruce Lester, Jr.BabiesRecently, during a casual gathering with some neighbors, I made a spontaneous, dead serious remark about the future. The conversation…Jul 1Jul 1
Emil Bruce Lester, Jr.ConspiracyI don’t often descend to conspiracy-laden theories on world or national affairs, but the possible election of Donald Trump adds a whole new…Jun 29Jun 29
Emil Bruce Lester, Jr.The American FluIn my fading and perhaps flawed memory, American corporate managers and their employees had once projected a sense of pride, purpose…Jun 24Jun 24
Emil Bruce Lester, Jr.Homo-EconomicusThe media dutifully reports on the state of the economy, but quotes the tired and somewhat arcane figures from academia, the Federal…Jun 19Jun 19
Emil Bruce Lester, Jr.The DinerMany years ago, on a breezy afternoon walking through the South of Market District of San Francisco, I came upon a new restaurant, the kind…Jun 7Jun 7
Emil Bruce Lester, Jr.The VillageUnexpected events are inspiring young Americans to enter a new age, an accelerated departure from what academics call the Anthropocene, but…May 29May 29