Do I Drink Too Much?

Of course I don’t drink too much. That is purely a rhetorical title, because I am not a drinker. Being without sin, as the Bible says, I can cast stones at you, reader, as likely you do drink too much.

Alcohol consumption has been much in the news lately, as recommendations as to what is a safe and appropriate are changing. Again.

It seemed for quite a while that moderate consumption of alcohol, i.e. the red wine is good for your heart narrative, was the conventional wisdom. Now, both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have stated that there is no h...