Perspectives

For more than a century, Walgreens has survived and adapted to sweeping changes in retail. Now, it’s entering a new chapter – one that could reshape not just its own future but the role of pharmacies in American life, write Patrick Aguilar and Peter Boumgarden.

Let’s remove this taboo. Let’s celebrate one of the greatest inventions of modern medicine. What better way to start than by having celebrities not only be open about their use but celebrate it as well, writes Liberty Vittert.

A show demonstrates how the motor vehicle drove aesthetics, fashion and feminism in interwar France, writes Eileen G’Sell.

As the lack of pharmacy access becomes an increasing problem, point-of-care dispensing is a lever for convenience, adherence and connection, writes Patrick Aguilar.

Neither Mom nor I were targeted for calamity, but it found us nevertheless. The universe is indifferent, and that is terrifying, and that is beautiful, writes Ian Bogost.

To achieve the global goal of ending AIDS by 2030, it is imperative to address the structural drivers of intimate partner violence and HIV among adolescent girls and young women, write Josephine Nabayinda, Samuel Kizito, Fred Ssewamala and Mary McKay.

Sherry Banez-Muth, WashU Medicine’s chief nursing executive, explains her motivation and deep commitment to the university in Human Resources’ staff spotlight.

Trump has escalated attacks on other presidents. But he was not the first to criticize his successors or predecessors, writes Peter Kastor.

Without state government, E pluribus unum would take on a different meaning. No longer a union of states, this country would become, simply and more meaningfully, a union of its people. And a far more democratic union at that, writes Stephen Legomsky.

Economist Ismael Mourifié, in Arts & Sciences, explains in this Q&A his research into what guides women’s career choices and if real-world obstacles prevent their pursuit of lucrative careers in science, technology, engineering and math fields.