Perspectives

Today, St. Louis’ Army ROTC Cadets stand on the shoulders of giants. Their patriotic spirit represents their dedication to the unfinished work for which their forebears fought so nobly to advance, writes Andrew Betson, chair of the military science department.

Daniel Epps, an expert on the U.S. Supreme Court and associate professor at the School of Law, has launched a new podcast, which will report on and analyze the work of the court. William Baude of the University of Chicago Law School is co-host of the podcast, “Divided Argument.”

In this episode of the “Show Me the Science” podcast, learn about how changes in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations for masking will be implemented at the university and elsewhere.

The film “Promising Young Woman” considers the fate of those who defy others’ expectations for recovering from trauma, writes Rebecca Wanzo, professor and chair of women, gender and sexuality studies in Arts & Sciences.

In this episode of the “Show Me the Science” podcast, learn about how children, particularly those with special needs, have been affected by behavioral and emotional turmoil caused by COVID-19.

Stephen H. Legomsky, the John S. Lehmann University Professor Emeritus at the School of Law, co-writes an op-ed in The Hill about how the United States considers asylum for those fleeing domestic violence.

“I was deeply troubled at the recent stance by the Biden administration that it would undermine or eliminate patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines,” writes Michael Kinch, associate vice chancellor and professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics at the School of Medicine.

More justices could produce more opinions — and improve consistency in U.S. law, argue Matthew Gabel, professor of political science in Arts & Sciences; and James Spriggs, the Sidney W. Souers Professor of Government.

Stephen Legomsky, professor emeritus of law, says Attorney General Merrick Garland should vacate Jeff Sessions’ 2018 decision in the case known as Matter of A-B-, which all but eliminated asylum for people fleeing brutal domestic violence.

Martin Riker, lecturer in English in Arts & Sciences, says that folklore, the details of everyday life, and the forces of earth and weather all have their place in Adalbert Stifter’s fiction.